Pulaski County removes Flock cameras
The short version: Pulaski County pulled its Flock ALPR cameras after residents pushed back on privacy grounds, proving organized pushback can actually win.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: KRCG 13's Mark Slavit captured a rare win for privacy advocates. Pulaski County didn't just debate Flock Safety's license plate readers — officials actually took them down after enough citizens showed up and said no. That almost never happens. Most jurisdictions quietly renew these contracts year after year with zero public debate, banking on the assumption that nobody's paying attention.
What makes this story matter isn't the hardware, it's the precedent. Flock markets itself as indispensable for solving crime, but a lot of local governments are discovering their constituents don't buy the trade-off once they understand these cameras log every vehicle that passes, not just suspects, and feed that data into a nationwide network they have no control over. Pulaski County's removal shows that when residents organize and show up to council meetings, elected officials can be moved to reverse course, even after a vendor's already been signed.
If you're in a community still running these systems, this is the playbook: public records requests, showing up to meetings, and making noise before the next renewal vote. Check our map to see what's already deployed near you, and hit up our take-action page for tools to push your own local government toward the same outcome.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KRCG 13, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.