Proton Flock Camera Map(proton.me)
81 points by cdrnsf | 16 comments
Proton's interactive map of Flock Safety license plate reader cameras across the US, searchable by ZIP code, with background on the cameras and the data source.
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Documents: Police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband(wjcl.com)
520 points by DeepLogin | 249 comments
WJCL local news report that documents show an ousted Savannah police officer shared her Flock license-plate camera login with her ICE agent husband.
Footage of the Flock search that a judge ruled was uncosntitutional(404media.co)
104 points by anigbrowl | 42 comments
404 Media article presenting footage of a police search using Flock license plate reader data that a judge ruled unconstitutional.
MapQuest will now show you where Flock cameras are in your neighborhood(engadget.com)
212 points by bookofjoe | 29 comments
Engadget news article reporting that MapQuest's app now displays the locations of known Flock surveillance cameras in neighborhoods.
YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to track police vehicles, gets police visit(tomshardware.com)
65 points by ljf | 23 comments
Tom's Hardware news article about a Canadian YouTuber who built a Flock-like camera to track police vehicles and was then visited by officers over privacy concerns.
YouTuber Says Cops Visited Him After He Built a Flock-Style Camera to Track Cops(gizmodo.com)
605 points by gumby | 330 comments
Gizmodo article about a YouTuber who says police visited him after he built a Flock-style license plate camera to track police vehicles.
A Cop's Case for Flock(worksinprogress.co)
6 points by skadamat | 6 comments
A Works in Progress essay by a police officer arguing in favor of Flock Safety's automated license plate reader cameras.
Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage(404media.co)
81 points by awoodbeck | 25 comments
A 404 Media article reporting that lawmakers introduced several bills to restrict Flock's license plate reader surveillance following the outlet's reporting.
Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage(arstechnica.com)
194 points by 01-_- | 29 comments
Ars Technica article on a Texas city demanding $2 million for public records about police use of Flock license plate cameras amid growing backlash.
Federal judge calls Flock 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'(techcrunch.com)
409 points by sbulaev | 229 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that a federal judge described Flock's camera network as 'indiscriminate mass surveillance'.
Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Federal Surveillance Program(404media.co)
64 points by ripe | 15 comments
404 Media article on how cities are required to share automated license plate reader data with the federal HIDTA surveillance program.
Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline(theintercept.com)
134 points by bookofjoe | 59 comments
The Intercept article reporting that Flock Safety wants a detailed public map of its surveillance camera network taken offline.
Driver Ticketed for No Insurance Just Because Flock (YC 2017) Said She Didn't(techdirt.com)
48 points by HotGarbage | 9 comments
Techdirt article about a driver ticketed for having no insurance, though she was insured, because a Flock license plate reader flagged her incorrectly.
One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in Jail for 13 Days(jezebel.com)
201 points by HotGarbage | 91 comments
Jezebel/Splinter article about Lindsey Isaacs, who was jailed for 13 days in Palm Beach, Florida after police relied on Flock camera data despite mismatched vehicle evidence.
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting(404media.co)
118 points by latexr | 60 comments
404 Media article reporting on a woman arrested and removed from a city council meeting after speaking about Flock surveillance cameras.
Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera(wired.com)
517 points by driverdan | 236 comments
WIRED article reporting that a hacker collective breached a Flock surveillance camera and leaked data showing it captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit(newyorker.com)
503 points by pseudolus | 386 comments
New Yorker essay examining Flock, the company with 130,000 surveillance cameras across U.S. streets, and its framing of privacy as a trade-off for safety.
Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras(texastribune.org)
370 points by DeepLogin | 257 comments
Texas Tribune article reporting that a $1 fee added to Texas car insurance policies to fight catalytic converter theft funded thousands of Flock surveillance cameras.
Grand jury declines to indict Ohio man charged with destroying Flock camera(san.com)
539 points by throw7 | 293 comments
Straight Arrow News article reporting that an Ohio grand jury declined to indict a man charged with destroying a Flock surveillance camera.
License plate reader searches should require a warrant(andrewpwheeler.com)
573 points by apwheele | 341 comments
Blog post by criminologist Andrew Wheeler arguing that searches of license plate reader data should require a warrant, citing his expert work in Schmidt v. City of Norfolk.
Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public(aclu.org)
395 points by StatsAreFun | 120 comments
ACLU commentary arguing that Flock Safety, maker of automated license plate reader cameras, has repeatedly misled city councils, police departments, and the public.
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire(techcrunch.com)
412 points by forks | 333 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that the LAPD let its contract with surveillance company Flock expire, citing serious concerns over civil liberties and privacy.
Flock-Powered Police Chiefs Stalking Women Shows Why Warrants Are Needed(ipvm.com)
527 points by jhonovich | 237 comments
IPVM public report arguing that cases of police chiefs using Flock license plate reader data to stalk women show warrants should be required.
A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle (2020)(coveillance.org)
388 points by eustoria | 265 comments
A Coveillance guide describing a walking tour of Seattle surveillance sites, including cameras, Amazon Go, license plate readers, a fusion center, and an AT&T NSA peering site.
At least 25 Flock cameras have been destroyed in five states since April 2025(stateofsurveillance.org)
389 points by rolph | 284 comments
State of Surveillance news article reporting that Americans in several states are destroying Flock surveillance cameras amid backlash over the network's ties to ICE.
Stop Flock(stopflock.com)
872 points by cdrnsf | 234 comments
Advocacy site opposing Flock Safety license plate reader cameras, explaining their spread and the privacy and civil liberties concerns of mass surveillance.
I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program(honeypot.net)
613 points by speckx | 239 comments
Blog post sharing a CCPA request the author sent to Flock's privacy contact asking it to delete all data about them, their vehicles, and household members.
US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology(cnet.com)
700 points by giuliomagnifico | 399 comments
CNET article examining why US cities are canceling Flock Safety surveillance camera contracts, covering the technology, laws, and privacy concerns.
Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage public record(wltx.com)
376 points by aranaur | 112 comments
News article reporting that Everett, Washington paused its Flock license plate camera network after a judge ruled the footage is subject to public records disclosure.
Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras(techcrunch.com)
577 points by mikece | 390 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that people across the US are destroying Flock Safety license plate surveillance cameras.
Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras(bloodinthemachine.com)
355 points by latexr | 175 comments
Blood in the Machine newsletter post by Brian Merchant on people across the US dismantling Flock surveillance cameras amid anger over ICE ties and privacy violations.
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Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (2025) [video](youtube.com)
565 points by cdrnsf | 391 comments
A 1:33 YouTube video from Hex Studios showing Flock Safety's CEO calling the anti-surveillance group Deflock a "terrorist organization."
Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance Infrastructure 53 Times(nexanet.ai)
456 points by fuck_flock | 147 comments
Nexanet threat intel blog post reporting that Flock Safety hardcoded a password 53 times across its surveillance infrastructure software.
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves(404media.co)
737 points by chaps | 448 comments
404 Media article reporting that Flock's AI-powered surveillance cameras were exposed to the internet, letting reporters track themselves through the feeds.
Flock and Cyble Inc. weaponize “cybercrime” takedowns to silence critics(haveibeenflocked.com)
520 points by _a9 | 97 comments
Blog post from Have I Been Flocked alleging that Cyble Inc., working for Flock, used cybercrime takedown requests to try to knock the critical site offline.
alpr.watch(alpr.watch)
878 points by theamk | 421 comments
alpr.watch is a site tracking automated license plate reader (ALPR) surveillance; the captured page loaded blank.
CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with suspicious travel patterns(apnews.com)
750 points by jjwiseman | 794 comments
AP News investigation into US Border Patrol using license plate reader cameras to monitor drivers and detain those with travel patterns deemed suspicious.
Evanston orders Flock to remove reinstalled cameras(evanstonroundtable.com)
392 points by ptk | 244 comments
Evanston RoundTable news article reporting the city sent a cease-and-desist after Flock Safety reinstalled license plate reader cameras.
Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds(sfstandard.com)
472 points by danso | 365 comments
San Francisco Standard news article reporting that Oakland police shared license plate reader data with ICE and SFPD also illegally shared such data with federal agencies.
I asked police to send me their public surveillance footage of my car(cardinalnews.org)
601 points by bookofjoe | 471 comments
Cardinal News opinion piece by a writer who drove 300 miles in rural Virginia and requested police license plate reader surveillance records of their own car.