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1/ Flock cameras photograph your plate, car, and location — then that data gets searched and shared. Most people never see the map.
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First plates, now phones. Prince George's County police are piloting a tool that ties Bluetooth and Wi-Fi signals from devices in passing cars to plate reads. This is why plate readers should come down, not grow. At minimum, no pilot like this without a public vote.
A company that supplies license-plate readers to police across central Maryland is now selling a tool that also detects Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other wireless signals given off by personal devices in passing vehicles, and one local police department is testing it, while another says it plans to use it. bit.ly/4dUJIV8
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Volunteers have documented at least 198 license plate readers in Denver, 144 of them tagged Flock. That is a documented floor, not the full count. Each one logs passing cars whether or not the driver is suspected of anything. Denver doesn't need this many, or any. #Denver
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Source: Finding Flock (OpenStreetMap volunteer reports). Denver page checked Oct 26, 2026: 198 documented, 144 tagged Flock Safety. A documented floor, not an official inventory. findingflock.com/cameras/col…
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Myth: when a city drops Flock, the plate readers go away. Fact: Quincy, Mass. just deactivated its 50 Flock cameras and is switching to Axis readers with a 14-day deletion rule. Shorter retention helps, but every passing car still gets logged. Removal should mean removal.
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Virginia limits most plate reader data to 21 days. In a 2025 state crime commission survey, 20% of agencies using the readers said they keep it longer, and nearly 13% give out-of-state police continuous access. A rule nobody follows is not protection. Fewer cameras is.
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Southgate, Kentucky voted 3-2 to cover its five Flock cameras while state lawmakers take up plate reader rules in 2027. All eight public speakers that night opposed the cameras. If the cameras can sit dark until rules exist, why switch them back on? Why not let them go?
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Cornell is removing all seven Flock cameras from the entrances to its central campus, where they had logged every car since October 2024. The contract ended Oct. 14. Cornell was the last of five Flock customers in Tompkins County, NY to end it. Campus is better without them.
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Flock doesn't operate in Chicago, yet Chicago police can search Flock cameras run by other Illinois agencies. On Friday CPD announced a misconduct probe and an audit of past searches. If a city never approved the cameras, who is supposed to watch how its officers search them?
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Troy, New York's council voted unanimously Thursday to override the mayor's veto of its plate reader law. It cuts Flock data retention from 30 days to 72 hours, unless a case is open, and limits searches to felony cases. Zero cameras would be better, but this is a real floor.
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Roseville, California won't hold a town hall on its Flock cameras, saying council meetings are enough, even though 71% of its camera alerts involved misread plates. Residents are holding their own forum tonight. If a city scans every car, shouldn't it face residents in public?
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New Bedford's council voted 8-3 Thursday to ban plate readers, hours after the mayor fired two officers accused of using Flock to track romantic partners. The cameras have been off since August, and eight votes is enough to override a veto. They should stay off for good.
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Poughkeepsie's Common Council voted 8-1 to end the city's Flock relationship, citing data sharing with federal agencies and how long location data is kept. The mayor says she will veto it. If the elected council is 8-1 against these cameras, should one veto keep them up?
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Delavan, Wisconsin voted 7-1 Tuesday to cancel its Flock contract. By Wednesday, city crews had taken down all nine cameras, and the city says it will not buy plate readers from another company in 2027. That is what ending it should look like: the cameras actually come down.
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Volunteers have documented at least 120 license plate readers in Reno, 103 of them tagged Flock. That is a documented floor, not the full count. The council takes up an Axon deal today that would add more than 200 more. Ending Flock should mean fewer cameras, not more. #Reno
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Source: Finding Flock (OpenStreetMap volunteer reports). Reno page checked Oct 21, 2026: 120 documented, 103 Flock Safety. A floor, not an official inventory. Axon deal: KOLO and This Is Reno, Oct 20. findingflock.com/cameras/nev…
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Lafayette, Colorado: the council voted unanimously Tuesday to end Flock. All 30 city cameras get covered until they come down, and staff will not sign with another plate reader vendor without council direction. That last part matters. Ending Flock should not just mean a new logo.
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Smashing or spray painting a plate reader gets someone charged, and the camera gets replaced. There is a lawful way to drive past fewer of them. Flyway maps reported Flock and ALPR cameras so you can plan a route around them. Then take the fight to your council.
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A federal judge called long-term plate tracking indiscriminate mass surveillance. Tulsa County's sheriff says deputies will keep using the cameras until a higher court rules. Cameras that log every driver should not be there. Until then, every history search needs a warrant.
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Volunteers have documented at least 499 license plate readers in San Francisco, 466 of them tagged Flock. That is a documented floor, not the full count. The Flock contract is up for renewal in February 2027. These cameras do not belong on San Francisco streets. #SanFrancisco
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Source: Finding Flock (OpenStreetMap volunteer reports). San Francisco page checked Oct 20, 2026: 499 documented, 466 Flock Safety. A floor, not an official inventory. Renewal timing: KQED, Oct 19. findingflock.com/cameras/cal…
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