Redmond disables Flock cameras
The short version: Redmond City Council voted unanimously to power down its Flock ALPR cameras while it reassesses the program, per KING 5 Seattle.
Our Take
Credit to KING 5 Seattle for catching this one: a unanimous city council vote to flip the off switch on Flock isn't something that happens by accident. When every member of a council agrees to pull the plug, even temporarily, it usually means the questions about cost, oversight, and actual crime-fighting value piled up faster than the answers did.
This is exactly the kind of pause every city running these networks should be taking. Flock's pitch is always the same — safety, convenience, "just for serious crime" — but the reality is a permanent record of everywhere your car goes, held by a private company, with minimal transparency into who's pulling that data and why. Redmond hitting pause is a chance for residents to actually see the audit logs and demand real answers before any reboot.
If your city has one of these systems running right now, don't wait for a council meeting to find out. Check our map to see what's already watching your streets, and head to take action for tools to push your own local officials toward the same kind of scrutiny Redmond just applied.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KING 5 Seattle, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.