The ALPR backlash keeps building: Bastrop just became the latest city to unplug its Flock cameras entirely, while residents and lawmakers elsewhere are still arguing over whether to sign these contracts in the first place. Even conservative Republicans, usually reliable law-and-order votes, are now sounding the privacy alarm.
- Residents weigh in on local police contract with drones, license plate readers WKRC
Public comment periods only matter if councils actually listen before signing multi-year surveillance contracts.
- Lawmakers Looking At License Plate Cameras Amid Growing Privacy Worries The Crothersville Times
Lawmakers asking questions now is good, but oversight after deployment is weaker than a vote before purchase.
- Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras Reason Magazine
When the right and left both distrust a technology, that's a signal, not a coincidence.
- Bastrop ends Flock Safety automated license plate reader contract KVUE
Bastrop's exit proves these contracts aren't permanent fixtures — cities can walk away, and more should ask why.
- Bastrop City Council votes unanimously to decommission Flock camera system KEYE
A unanimous vote to decommission is a rare moment of clarity; other councils should take note before renewing.
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