Governor Kehoe orders stricter limits on Flock cameras
The short version: Missouri's governor used executive action to tighten rules on Flock ALPRs, a sign that even red-state leaders are waking up to the surveillance risk, per KCTV5.
Our Take
When a governor feels compelled to rein in a technology his own state agencies have been deploying, that's a signal worth paying attention to. KCTV5's report on Governor Kehoe's executive action shows that concerns about Flock's automated license plate readers aren't confined to coastal privacy advocates or civil liberties nonprofits — they're reaching statehouses in places where "surveillance state" isn't usually a talking point. That matters, because it means the backlash against unchecked ALPR sprawl is bipartisan and broad-based, not a niche issue.
Executive orders are a start, but they're also fragile. A governor can tighten the rules today and a successor — or the same governor under different pressure — can loosen them tomorrow. Real accountability requires public transparency about where these cameras are, who has access to the data, how long it's retained, and who's auditing misuse. Missouri residents (and anyone else) can check our camera map to see what's already been documented near them.
We'll be watching to see whether this executive action produces actual guardrails — audits, data retention limits, restrictions on out-of-state data sharing — or just a press release. Either way, if you want to push for stronger, lasting protections rather than relying on one official's goodwill, our take-action page has steps you can take right now. Credit to KCTV5 News for surfacing this story locally.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KCTV5 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.