Flock Safety agrees to provide documents amid congressional inquiry

Our Take

Credit to Eyewitness News WTVO WQRF (MyStateline) for flagging that a congressional inquiry has pushed Flock Safety to agree to hand over documents and answer questions about its operations. We don't know yet what's in those records, and we won't pretend to — but the fact that federal lawmakers are even asking is notable. Flock has spent years expanding into thousands of towns with little pushback from the agencies writing the checks, so outside oversight from Congress is a rare check on a company that's largely operated on trust.

This matters because ALPR networks like Flock's aren't just parked at a few intersections — they're stitched together into a de facto national tracking system, often with minimal public input and even less transparency about data sharing, retention, and who gets access. A congressional document request is a small crack in that opacity, and it's worth watching closely to see whether it leads to real answers or just a press-friendly gesture.

If you want to see how far this surveillance has already spread in your own backyard, check our camera map. And if you'd rather not wait on Washington to do the work, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back at the local level, where most of these cameras actually get approved.