Cities reportedly canceling Flock camera contracts
The short version: 11Alive reports more cities are dropping Flock Safety contracts, a sign that public pushback on ALPR surveillance is starting to translate into real policy reversals.
Our Take
11Alive's reporting on cities walking back Flock Safety contracts is exactly the kind of accountability moment we've been waiting for. For years, Flock's pitch to city councils has been frictionless: sign a contract, bolt cameras to poles, and let the data start flowing before most residents even know the system exists. When cities actually pause to tally the costs, the privacy risks, and the thin evidence of crime-fighting payoff, some of them are deciding to walk away.
That matters because cancellations don't happen in a vacuum. They happen when residents show up at council meetings, file public records requests, and make noise about a surveillance network that logs their comings and goings whether or not they're suspected of anything. Every contract that gets killed is proof that this fight is winnable at the local level, where these decisions are actually made.
If your town has Flock cameras, check our map to see where they're planted, and head to our take-action page for tools to push your own council toward the exit.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of 11Alive, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.