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Connecticut's New Restrictions on Flock Cameras Highlight the Dearth of Meaningful Privacy Protections

Until recently, the state imposed no limits at all on automated license plate readers, which track the travels of innocent motorists across the country.

Reason · 1h ago

Police Could Use Nationwide License Plate Cameras to Track Women Travelling for Abortions, Flock Safety Official Admits

At a New York hearing, Flock Safety acknowledged licence plate networks could enable cross-state searches, raising privacy concerns over abortion travel and police access.

International Business Times UK · 4h ago

Iowa Voters Don't Want Police or Flock Tracking Their Cars. Politicians Are Still Catching Up.

Opposition to license plate surveillance is crossing party lines in Iowa, where police departments have built an extensive camera network with limited public oversight.

Reason · Oct 24

Savannah Police Officer Fired for Giving Flock Login to ICE Agent Husband To Run Target Searches

Savannah officer Amber Harpe was dismissed after sharing her Flock Safety credentials with her ICE-agent husband, who used the account to search for people wanted by his agency.

International Business Times UK · Oct 19

Texas man seeks to have armed robbery conviction tossed over no-warrant Flock camera search

Defense lawyers asked a federal appeals court to void the conviction, arguing the cameras give police more power than the Constitution allows.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 19

MapQuest Now Shows Flock Cameras In Your Neighborhood

Drivers can toggle MapQuest’s Surveillance Layer to see crowdsourced plate-reader locations, including Flock Safety cameras, as a snapshot of reported roadside monitoring.

Motor1 · Oct 19

3 Charlotte Cops Resign After Group Chat Reveals Competition To Arrest the Most Black People

The officers could face consequences beyond termination, as prosecutors review whether their past testimony and arrests can still be trusted.

Reason · Oct 15

The San Diego Councilmember Who Backed Flock Cameras Now Wants Them Gone

San Diego Councilmember Whitburn reversed course on Flock cameras, citing immigrant fears — and may now have a council majority to shut the network down.

Latin Times · Oct 15

An Ohio police lieutenant allegedly used Flock cameras 29 times to track someone he knew. Now he’s facing a felony

Sharonville Lt. Walter Cordes faces up to a year in prison after he was indicted following a department audit of its Flock cameras.

Fortune · Oct 14

Jim Hightower’s Revenge? A Long-Shot Bid Could Restore Left Populism to the Agriculture Commissioner’s Office.

Clayton Tucker is pitching a throwback style of politics the Texas electorate hasn’t embraced in decades. Is 2026 just crazy enough for it to work?

Texas Observer · Oct 14