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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 4, 2026
Cop Shops Keep On Dropping Flock Like It’s Hot
You have to know you're fucking up when your largest and best-paying customer base is increasingly noping out of contract renewals. That more than anything is probably what provoked ALPR maker Flock Safety to start implementing a few guardrails for use. It seemingly had no problem with being the target of negative press for most...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 27, 2026
Flock Claims It’s The First Company To Expose Police Misuse Of Surveillance Tech
Flock Safety is hurting. It spent the early part of its career pitching plate reader tech to people who honestly didn't need it: HOA supervisors and gated communities. Then it realized there was far more money to be made by courting governments, rather than the richest parts of the private sector. A few years later...
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Washington Privacy Organizers
Washington Privacy OrganizersAug 17, 2026
The National Week of Action against ALPRs — in Washington and across the country
Whether you're in Washington or anywhere else, please get involved in the #NoALPRs Week of Action!
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 10, 2026
It’s Official: Flock Is For Stalking
Flock Safety is happy it's the go-to choice for tons of law enforcement agencies. While it does suffer some occasional bleeding, its supercharged automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) -- ones that not only capture plates, but pictures of drivers/passengers and full vehicle images to capture any other distinctive features -- are so widely deployed they're...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 6, 2026
California Town Says Flock Cameras Misread License Plates 71% Of The Time
Flock Safety's automatic license plate readers were first sold as upmarket add-ons for gated communities and HOA curtain-twitchers who wanted to keep tabs on what everyone was doing, whether they lived there or not. Flock soon realized that selling to rich people wasn't as profitable as selling to governments. Law enforcement agencies have always been...
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Techdirt
TechdirtJul 29, 2026
Expansion Of Flock Camera Systems Is Leading To Even More False Positives
Flock Safety's aggressive expansion into the law enforcement market has been coupled with nearly constant negative coverage of its tech and its practices. Multiple cities have paused or cancelled their agreements with Flock following public outcry over the surveillance tech. Flock's willingness to allow law enforcement agencies to search a nationwide network of cameras has...
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