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More Like Stalking Than Security: The Quiet Threat of License Plate Cameras
Misuse & AbuseOpen the record →
What are Flock cameras, and why are they controversial in Berkeley?
CoverageOpen the record →
Why West Hollywood Flock Cameras Stay as LAPD Pulls the Plug
CoverageOpen the record →
Flock Safety says LAPD halting the use of their license plate readers was a ‘surprise’
CoverageOpen the record →
Ben Jordan Says Flock Cameras Are Building a GPS Tracker for Every Car
CoverageOpen the record →
The LAPD Just Refused to Renew Its Massive Tracking Contract With Flock Safety Over Serious Civil Liberties Fears
Council FightsOpen the record →
Amarnath Yatra: Police Detain Suspected OGW After Facial Recognition Alert at Nunwan
GDELT: Facial Recognition
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Penn State Just Installed Flock Cameras on Entry Roads Near Its Behrend Campus
New DeploymentsOpen the record →
LAPD ends contract with Flock Safety, citing privacy and civil liberties concerns
VictoriesOpen the record →
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire , citing serious concern over civil liberties and privacy
Council FightsOpen the record →
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing 'serious concerns' over civil liberties and privacy
Council FightsOpen the record →
Surveillance Daily: July 13, 2026
The 5 surveillance stories that matter today, with our take on each.
CoverageOpen the record →
Privacy Concerns Force LAPD to Walk Away From Flock Safety—But Future Return Still Possible
CoverageOpen the record →
Westland Pulls Flock Cameras Amid Council Split
Westland police say a divided city council is why the department is discontinuing its Flock Safety ALPR program.
Council FightsOpen the record →
Beyond License Plates: The Next Wave of Mass Surveillance Tech
A new video asks what comes after ALPRs. Here's why any 'next generation' surveillance system deserves the same scrutiny as Flock Safety.
CoverageOpen the record →
Hitachi, Tobu launch SAKULaLa facial recognition gates at Ikebukuro
GDELT: facial recognition
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
There's more than bargains at Grocery Outlet. There's also AI facial recognition.
GDELT: facial recognition
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
City Club of Cleveland Hosts Fervid Flock Safety Debate Days Before Final Council Vote
Council FightsOpen the record →
Yakima City Council to consider guardrails for live Flock cameras
Council FightsOpen the record →
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51: A Manual-Trans C7 With a Warranty-Replaced LT1
GDELT: Stingray
Phone & Device TrackingOpen the record →
On the agenda: Safford meeting — Flock Safety (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock Safety". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Enumclaw meeting — Flock camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: East Bridgewater meeting — Flock Camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock Camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Danville meeting — Automated License Plate (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Assonet meeting — Flock camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
In the minutes: Gulf Shores meeting, Flock camera (Jul 13)
Meeting minutes published with the July 13, 2026 meeting documents record: "Flock camera", "Flock Safety". These terms appear in the minutes, not as items on that agenda. The document stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
Nelson City Council votes to remove Flock cameras
The Nelson City Council voted unanimously on July 13, 2026 to remove the city's four Flock license plate reader cameras, after Councilman Nathan Hamby raised Fourth Amendment concerns. The contract ran roughly $10,000 a year for five years. Nelson is the first government in Cherokee County, Georgia to end a Flock contract.
Events · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Washington Grove AI-generated summary — surveillance camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "surveillance camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Lakewood July 13, 2026 — Flock Safety (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock Safety". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Dickens County Agenda — Automated License Plate (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Automated License Plate". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Cologne Reg mtg July 13 7:00 pm pg 2 — flock camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "flock camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Buchanan packet — ALPR (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Danville minutes — AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
In the minutes: Eatonville Minutes - July 13, 2026, flock camera (Jul 13)
Meeting minutes published with the July 13, 2026 meeting documents record: "flock camera". These terms appear in the minutes, not as items on that agenda. The document stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Eatonville Consent Agenda — License Plate Reader (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Gering July 13, 2026 — ALPR (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "ALPR". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Havelock meeting — Flock Camera (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "Flock Camera", "Flock Safety", "License Plate Reader", "LPR camera". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
On the agenda: Beacon Falls meeting — License Plate Reader (Jul 13)
The published agenda for the July 13, 2026 meeting contains: "License Plate Reader". The meeting has passed. The agenda stays here as a permanent public record.
Agenda Watch · archivedOpen the record →
Public pushback to Flock cameras
CoverageOpen the record →
The Weekly Round Up - Scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, 62nd Session of the UNHRC, eVisas and the ICO, Facial Recognition, and Rulings on Deportation, Extradition and Modern Slavery Guidance
GDELT: Facial Recognition
ICE & ImmigrationOpen the record →
Opinion | ShotSpotter gone — a victim of conspiracies and techno-bunk.
GDELT: ShotSpotter
Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Stingrays y Matrix, campeones del torneo de Nueva York de la Pro Padel League
GDELT: Stingray
CoverageOpen the record →
6 new license plate readers reported around Shafter, CA
Volunteers just mapped 6 more ALPR cameras near Shafter, CA (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
6 new license plate readers reported around Dunwoody, GA
Volunteers just mapped 6 more ALPR cameras near Dunwoody, GA (Genetec, Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Keller, TX
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Keller, TX (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Hoboken, NJ
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Hoboken, NJ (Ekin Box Spotter). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Sunland Park, NM
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Sunland Park, NM (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Princeton Junction, NJ
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Princeton Junction, NJ (Flock Safety, Viewtron). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Watkinsville, GA
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Watkinsville, GA (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Rising Sun, MD
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Rising Sun, MD (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
5 new license plate readers reported around Richardson, TX
Volunteers just mapped 5 more ALPR cameras near Richardson, TX (Motorola Solutions). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Belle Meade, TN
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Belle Meade, TN (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Irondale, AL
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Irondale, AL (Flock Safety, Genetec). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Rapid Valley, SD
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Rapid Valley, SD (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around The Colony, TX
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near The Colony, TX (Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Alpharetta, GA
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Alpharetta, GA (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Spring Valley, TX
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Spring Valley, TX (Neology, Inc.). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
4 new license plate readers reported around Aldine, TX
Volunteers just mapped 4 more ALPR cameras near Aldine, TX (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
3 new license plate readers reported around Umatilla, OR
Volunteers just mapped 3 more ALPR cameras near Umatilla, OR (Flock Safety). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
3 new license plate readers reported around Jamaica, NY
Volunteers just mapped 3 more ALPR cameras near Jamaica, NY (Mav (IQ:350XR), Genetec). Newly reported, not necessarily newly installed — someone went out and looked. See them on the local report.
Camera WatchOpen the record →
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