Here’s how many license plate reader cameras — Flock and others — are watching Connecticut roads

Our Take

Credit to WFSB 3 for actually counting the cameras instead of taking Flock's word for it. That's the kind of groundwork this whole fight needs more of — because when you ask how many license plate readers are watching a state's roads, the honest answer is almost always "more than you think, and nobody's fully tracking it."

The real story here isn't the camera count, it's the word "advisory." Connecticut lawmakers got a report on ALPR sprawl and decided the response was... a suggestion. No statewide ban, no single mandatory rulebook — just a patchwork where every town, PD, and HOA can plug in a Flock camera under whatever policy (or lack of one) they feel like. That's not governance, that's a liability shield for legislators who want to look like they did something.

This is exactly the pattern we track across the country: quiet camera expansion, soft-touch reporting, and 'advisory' language that lets the surveillance grow while accountability stays optional. Check our map to see what's already deployed near you, and if you want Connecticut's patchwork to become actual rules with teeth, head to take action and push your local officials before the next camera goes up unannounced.