90 Cities Drop Flock in August
The short version: News Fish reports 90 cities and counties ditched Flock Safety ALPR contracts in August alone, a sign the surveillance pushback is hitting critical mass.
Our Take
When a single month produces 90 cancellations, that's not noise — that's a trend. News Fish's rundown pulls together numbers from an Oakland-based advocacy group tracking contract terminations, and the pace is the real story here. Flock built its business on the assumption that once a city signs up, the cameras stay forever. August says otherwise.
What's driving the exits varies by city — budget fights, data-sharing scandals, ICE access concerns, plain old buyer's remorse — but the common thread is public pressure once people realize these networks log every vehicle's movements, not just stolen cars and Amber Alerts. Officials sold this as a crime tool; residents are increasingly finding out it's a tracking system with almost no guardrails.
Credit to News Fish for compiling the numbers instead of just repeating Flock's press releases. If your city is still writing checks to Flock, check our camera map to see what's already watching your streets, and use our take-action page to push your council toward the exit door too.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of News Fish, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.