Privacy advocates protest Flock Safety license-plate cameras

Bay Area activist groups launched a coordinated campaign in late August 2026 against Flock Safety's automated license-plate readers, citing mass surveillance and low crime-capture rates. Congressman Adam Schiff joined criticism, noting fewer than 1% of cameras solve crimes while tracking ordinary citizens.

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Automated License Plate Readers

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Once you eliminate fixed Flock cameras, then what do you think has been accomplished? sls.eff.org/technologies... Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to...

Gardner police discontinue Flock cameras as license plate readers face scrutiny L: https://www. kmbc.com/article/gardner-kansa s-flock-cameras-license-plate-readers-privacy/73468724 C: https:// news.y

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Gardner police discontinue Flock cameras as license plate readers face scrutiny L: https://www. kmbc.com/article/gardner-kansa s-flock-cameras-license-plate-readers-privacy/73468724 C: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9368625 posted on 2026.08.19 at 19:38:22 (c=0, p=3)

National Week of Action Against ALPRs | DeFlock

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Don't like #surveillance We can fight #Flock Cameras. See www.noalprs.com Mass surveillance doesn't equal safety. Join the movement to dismantle automated license plate readers in our communities.

Anti-Flock Organizers Ramp Up Bay Area Protests, Urging Cities to Cut Ties With Company | KQED

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20 #BayArea groups demand cities cut #Flock Safety & disable its license-plate cameras. Organizers cite #privacy & #surveillance concerns after audits found federal & out-of-state agencies accessed local data, while Flock’s new safeguards have failed to satisfy critics. www.kqed.org/news/1209610... Activists are holding events across the region through next week, urging cities to shut off license