Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August
Data from an advocacy group shows that American cities are terminating contracts with surveillance firm Flock Safety at an accelerating rate. Concerns regarding privacy, data sharing, and police misuse are cited as primary drivers for the cancellations.
Why it matters
The trend highlights growing public and municipal pushback against the proliferation of automated surveillance technology in local law enforcement.
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25 Flock license plate reader and camera with solar panel in Pleasant Hill, California on April 16, 2026. Credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado Flock license plate reader and camera with solar panel in Pleasant Hill, California on April 16, 2026. Credit: Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav New data compiled by a Bay Area anti-surveillance advocacy group shows that not only are American localities dropping cameras from Flock Safety, but they are doing it at an accelerating rate.
Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool .
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