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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 15, 2026
The High Crime Of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Flock Mass Surveillance As A Joke
Here's a riddle: Why did a Goshen Police Department officer search 6,474 automated license plate reader (ALPR) networks, representing data from 82,413 cameras, on May 7, 2025? If your answer is "I don't know," it turns out you're 100% correct. The officer left the letters "idk" in the search field where cops are supposed to...
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Techdirt
TechdirtSep 11, 2026
Pro-Cop Red States Latest To Kick Flock To The Curb
Whatever wasn't already going poorly for Flock Safety is just going to keep getting worse. Data collected by privacy activist group Secure Justice pointed out what Flock already knows: it's losing customers at an unprecedented rate. More than 214 cities and counties have dropped Flock since 2021. More than 90 of those have done that...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 26, 2026
As Flock Vandalism Goes Mainstream, One Grand Jury Says Alleged Flock Vandal Did Nothing Wrong
Flock Safety has been on the wrong side of the press cycle -- if not the wrong side of history -- for most of the last couple of years. Flock's automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are more comprehensive than many of those previously deployed by law enforcement agencies. Not only do they capture plate/location data,...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 25, 2026
Flock Once Tried To Turn Every Ride Share Driver Into Part Of Its ALPR Network
Until just recently, Flock never felt it needed to rehabilitate its image, even when several cities were dumping contracts and cameras over persistent surveillance concerns. When cities shut down systems, Flock just kept running. In some cases, it even installed cameras that without proper permits or any other legal authorization. What's hurting Flock now is...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 20, 2026
Area (Atlantic) Columnist Decides *Now* Is The Time To Start Defending Flock Safety
Flock's ALPR (automated license plate reader) tech spread from HOAs to police departments at an alarming rate of speed. What was once a toy for the over-privileged soon became the go-to source of license plate images. Flock became the Ring of ALPRs, to mix a metaphor. And that's when the bad news began to roll...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 17, 2026
Flock Safety Decides To Implement A Few Changes After Months Of Negative Press
Flock Safety has spent a few years building a massive network of ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras. Flock's cameras are a step ahead of competitors. They not only grab plate/location info, but they provide searchable tags/images that cover everything from car make/model to specific vehicle features. These photos also include images of the drivers...
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Techdirt
TechdirtAug 13, 2026
Flock (Again!) Activates A Camera System A Town Had Voted To Shut Down
The easiest way to tell that Flock Safety doesn't really care that its massive network of ALPR (automatic license plate reader) cameras is being abused by cops to stalk their exes and harass residents is to judge it by its actions. When confronted with court case after court case detailing these allegations (and those are...
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Techdirt
TechdirtJul 28, 2026
404 Media Scores Leaked Document Detailing The Dozens Of Surveillance Tools ICE Has Access To
The always-invaluable 404 Media has scored another minor coup. We all know ICE is heavily invested in surveillance tech, ranging from its purchases of cell location data from data brokers to throwing money at Clearview AI, the most notorious of facial recognition tech firms. But there's so much more to it than that. On top...
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