Minnesota man blocks police plate reader with roof rake as Flock backlash hits streets

When Brady O'Rourke goes to a busy intersection near his home in Crystal, Minnesota, he brings an unusual protest tool: a roof rake with a bright yellow sign taped to the end, part of his one-person...

Yahoo·2d ago

Bipartisan push for investigation into Flock Safety cameras grows amid misuse allegations

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for investigations into Flock Safety cameras. Are these license plate readers a public safety tool or a surveillance threat?

Scripps News on MSN·5d ago

Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears

Texas cities are cutting ties with Flock Safety over data privacy concerns as Sen. Josh Hawley probes the company's 20 billion monthly vehicle scans.

Fox News on MSN·6d ago

Community Discusses The Rise of Flock Cameras in Bakersfield

Photo from the Flock Safety website On August 19, community organizations held a meeting about the 133 Flock cameras across the city. Community members are speaking out against the cameras because ...

southkernsol·Aug 24

Flock Safety Is Under Fire, but It's Only a Part of Modern Mass Surveillance

A community cancelled their contract with Flock Safety almost every single day last month. While Flock is getting the most press and community blowback, it's far from the only company assisting U.S.

Yahoo Finance·Aug 20

Flock Safety Builds Driver Profiles Without Plates: AI Reads Movement Patterns

Flock Safety built an AI platform called OS Investigate that identifies drivers from movement patterns alone -- no license plate or name required -- directly contradicting its promise that cameras ...

Tech Times on MSN·Aug 20

Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August

Secure Justice, an Oakland-based advocacy group, has recorded 214 cities and counties that have dropped Flock since 2021. Of those, 90 ended their relationship with Flock in August 2026 alone, a ...

Ars Technica·4d ago

Sanders Vows to Introduce Legislation to Stop Flock’s “AI Mass Surveillance”

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) has pledged to introduce legislation aimed at reining in the mass adoption of AI-powered video surveillance via companies like Flock Safety, as the camera networks ...

Truthout·5d ago

Hawley kicks off Senate probe into Flock cameras

The AI surveillance company operates more than 100,000 cameras across the country, using technology that advocates and lawmakers point out has already been misused by law enforcement and is prone to...

Courthouse News Service·6d ago

Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash

Flock Safety faces a growing public outcry over concerns that its surveillance technology could be misused.

TechCrunch AI·Aug 23

Where Vandals Can’t Reach? Flock Safety’s Future Is Full of Spying Drones

Civil liberties groups and digital rights advocates have long warned that Flock’s surveillance network, which relies on the broad collection and sharing of location data, poses a threat to individual...

CNET·Aug 20

Flock's New AI Police Tool Can Track Drivers Without a Name or License Plate

The underlying code for "OS Investigate" has 69 preloaded AI prompts that turn Flock cameras into a super-charged surveillance system.

Decrypt·Aug 20

Why Americans Are Celebrating Attacks on Flock Cameras as Anger Over Surveillance Grows

Massive public outrage and physical sabotage are targeting license plate surveillance networks across the United States as citizens push back against warrantless tracking. Across American highways ...

Yahoo·4d ago

Republicans are split on Flock’s AI-powered surveillance. Here’s who’s on each side

Washington Times·5d ago

AI-powered cameras are tracking American drivers — and lawmakers on both sides want limits

Flock Safety's automatic license plate readers face bipartisan backlash as lawmakers warn AI-powered cameras threaten Fourth Amendment privacy rights.

Fox News on MSN·6d ago

Google's AI gets tricked by memes, proclaims Flock surveillance cameras secretly contain $650 in gold

The claim traces back to a joke that's been circulating for months among privacy activists, and Google’s AI Overview ran with it.

Moneywise on MSN·Aug 22

Flock rocked: New Arizona poll reveals widespread distrust of surveillance cameras

A survey shows the greatest concern is the misuse of data gathered by cameras. Flock Safety faces challenges with cameras in several Arizona cities.

12news.com on MSN·Aug 20

Flock camera resistance is just the beginning. Let’s avoid a ‘1984′ scenario.

More cities are rejecting Flock cameras because of concerns over privacy, errors, wrongful arrests and abuse. The solution is to regulate the mass surveillance industry.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution·Aug 20