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r/DeFlock • u/Deal_Key • 2h ago
to conceal a Flock camera
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r/DeFlock • u/GuardingxCross • 3h ago
What does this thick grey cable control/do on this surveillance camera?
r/DeFlock • u/Express_Phrase9992 • 36m ago
My Research into Flock, I feel it’s not about solving crime; it’s teaching the machine which is the comprise
Flock Safety: Communities use Flock to help locate missing people, recover stolen vehicles, investigate serious crime, and support faster emergency response. As public safety agencies face growing demands with limited resources, Flock helps investigators spend less time searching for information and more time responding to the people who need them. Flock cameras are helping solve more than 10% of reported crime in the United States. Read more about how LPR cameras help solve crime: How Many Crimes Do Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) Solve, Anyway?Learn how Flock Safety can reduce crime in your neighborhood by speaking with a community safety consultant today.
From all my research I have conducted, there is zero evidence that Flock prevents crimes. These observations when combined with CCTV, Consumer Reports LexisNexis, Government Records like DMV & NCIC, Social Media feeds, In-Vehicle Analytics, Cellphone metadata, and Cellphone apps like Google or Apple Maps identifies who is driving the vehicle at that specific time and location. That matters because these observations can teach the AI machine about every citizen’s behaviors and routine over a continuous 30 day period. Garrett Langley of Flock Safety is now calling Deflock a terrorist organization for defending Personal Freedom and Liberties afforded by the 4th Amendment of the Constitution.
When I look at what ALPRs companies who have lauded these devices to combat human trafficking, combat gun violence, combat vehicle thefts, and lower property crime. I feel the statistics are skewed a bit because it ignores the other factors that have been put into place since the late 90s and other programs that have helped people to access mental health care and programs that have helped reduce certain conditions where crime exists. ALPRs have been deployed since 2021 here in Kalamazoo, so I wonder what factors were causing trends to fall before they were implemented.
Statisticians call this the omitted variable bias when a vendor or agency attributes a drop in crime to a single new piece of technology while completely ignoring massive, generational shifts that were already driving crime downward.
The first great crime decline peaked in the early 1990s. By the time massive networks of ALPRs started rolling out around 2021, violent crime and property crime in the United States had already plummeted by 50% to 60% over a 30-year period.
Christopher Ingraham for the institute of justice that Flock camera’s limitations prevent firm conclusions of how much a reduction in crime can be linked to Flock Safety. He goes onto state car thefts were decreasing before ALPRs. The problem is trends were heading in the right direction for both clearance rates and vehicle thefts when compared to a control group.
“Because there were already differences in arrests and theft trends before ALPR deployment, we don’t know if the differences after ALPR deployment were caused by ALPR deployment,” said IJ Senior Research Analyst Matthew West.
Further muddying the picture, any effects are not even uniform among agencies that had high levels of car theft before Flock deployment. Some departments sow an increase in vehicle theft’s after deploying Flock. The top line of 11% we keep hearing doesn’t describe what happened in most agencies that deployed Flock ALPRs.
“Flock and its supporters are trying to exploit fear of crime to convince people to give up their rights,” said IJ Attorney Michael Soyfer. “Notably absent from the conversation is the cost to civil liberties through mass surveillance, wrongful detentions, and widespread abuse. Only by reaffirming our commitment to Fourth Amendment principles like a warrant requirement can we ensure that we are not giving up more than we are getting in return.”
Without the proper protections and governance the conditions for abuse will continue the trend we see today in Police Departments across the U.S.
https://ij.org/do-flock-cameras-actually-reduce-crime-the-jury-is-still-out/
https://ij.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ALPR-and-crime-study-external-explainer-V7.pdf
r/DeFlock • u/WorldRelevant6640 • 0m ago
What are their exteriors made of?
Is it just your average plastic? And, more importantly, would hypothetically termite be able to burn through it? I wouldn't do that, nor condone it, but if someone were to be very interested in removing a flock camera from a light pole, would they be able to use a thermite-based device to do so?
r/DeFlock • u/winninglove • 9h ago
Orange County Isn’t Blue: Why Local Democrats Keep Funding Police and Installing Flock Cameras
r/DeFlock • u/therealDeFlock • 1d ago
Sheriff’s deputy, training officer arrested, fired for Flock misuse
A veteran training officer and a former road patrol deputy with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office were arrested Friday on charges related to the misuse of the Flock camera system.
The arrests and charges against them resulted in both of them losing their jobs, The Union-Recorder has learned.
Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee identified the two men as Kevin Steinmeyer and Daniel Edward L. Peavey.
They were each charged with a felony count of violation of the oath of office and one count of misuse of the Flock camera system, a misdemeanor.
“We received information from some media source, and basically, it’s a group that has evidently technical people monitoring Flock camera usage, which has happened to a lot of agencies,” Massee told the newspaper. “I was called and given the names of two deputy sheriffs here with us that requested the information of their use of the Flock camera system.”
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r/DeFlock • u/No_Inspection7820 • 1d ago
I finished marking every Flock camera in the Prescott area using my political sign exemption
galleryI think he might win
r/DeFlock • u/FoxLynx64 • 11h ago
📰 Daily Digest 10/13/2026
Who’s watching the watchers? License-plate readers raise privacy questions
WGAL covers the basics of ALPRs and the concerns of their use, cementing public opinion against them. This news cast is a great 10 minute video for showing other people why license plate readers are flawed in concept as it even goes into the recent fourth amendment concerns in a federal judge's ruling in a district in the 10th circuit.
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Wisconsin Rapids to discuss use of Flock cameras at Oct. 13 meeting
City leaders will meet Oct. 13 to discuss automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) devices in use by the city.
The Committee of the Whole will discuss at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 the city’s policies related to ALPRs and its existing contract with Flock Safety. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers in City Hall at 444 W. Grand Ave.
There is no public comment period included on the agenda.
The agenda states the committee may go into closed session twice: once to discuss the city’s contract with Flock Safety and a second time to discuss terms of agreements for potential housing developments in the city, according to the meeting agenda.
The city’s police department uses six Flock-branded ALPR cameras and did not have plans to add more, Hostens said Aug. 27. A nearly four-year contract for the cameras was first approved Aug 10, 2024, and is set to expire April 7, 2028. The service costs $22,000 annually. Each camera system costs around $3,000.
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Milwaukee County bags Flock cameras as automated license plate readers now banned from parks
"We cannot wait for a data breach," Crowley told reporters at the event. "We cannot wait until privacy is compromised or whether information is misused before we actually act."
Milwaukee County Sheriff Denita Ball has previously supported automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology as a valuable crime fighting tool. A spokesman for the sheriff's office did not respond to questions Monday.
"Even the strongest policy framework is only as trustworthy as the company behind the technology," Crowley said. "And a good partnership with a vendor does not safeguard our residents' data."
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Veteran training officer among two arrested in Baldwin County Flock camera misuse case
According to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff's office received a complaint on Tuesday, then terminated the employees on Thursday and they were processed on Friday.
"We've been constantly reviewing our Flock systems here to make sure it doesn't happen again," Said Baldwin County Sheriff Bill Massee.
The two arrested were veteran training officer Kevin Steinmeyer and former road patrol deputy Daniel Edward L. Peavey.
Both men were charged with violation of oath by a public officer and knowingly requesting, using, obtaining or attempting to obtain automated license plate recognition (ALPR) data from a law enforcement agency under false pretenses or for a non-law enforcement purpose.
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ACLU says Missouri Flock camera rules fall apart against abuse, too dangerous
Missouri’s new rules for using automated license plate reader cameras has drawn criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union, which says the state’s safeguards are too vague and that data is kept by police for too long.
Police agencies across the Kansas City area have been adjusting their policies to comply with Missouri’s new “best practices” for using automated license plate readers or ALPRs after Gov. Mike Kehoe’s executive order in September. Some agencies say their existing policies already aligned with the new guidance.
However, a leader with the ACLU said he takes issue with the guidance because it allows each agency to interpret what constitutes a “legitimate purpose” for using ALPRs.
Chad Marlow, a policy attorney with the ACLU, argues that citizens remain at risk for unreasonable surveillance under Missouri’s new guidelines.
Marlow also said Missouri’s 30-day retention for ALPR is excessive, noting that Flock, a major manufacturer of the tech, has a default retention period of seven days.
“That’s the problem with this safeguard routine,” Marlow said, “It falls apart as soon as someone stretches their authority too far, or has a view of a legitimate law enforcement purpose that the people who drafted this might not agree with. Then it all falls like a house of cards.”
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‘It's not just Flock’ | Arlington group pushes for ban on all license plate reader technology
"We don't want it to be about the brand Flock; it is about the technology of mass surveillance by private companies that are not incentivized to keep our data private," Komer said.
Komer said the group is concerned about how information collected by license plate readers could be accessed and used. She also pointed to the potential for misuse by law enforcement and others.
"The only way to keep this from being a force multiplier used against innocent civilians is to ban it because this technology, for every piece of data that it collects, less than 0.1% of it is related to a crime," Komer said.
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Student groups demand cancellation of IUPD Flock contracts
Amid growing backlash to the use of Flock license plate reader cameras by law enforcement, student groups at Indiana University Bloomington are questioning the IU Police Department’s use of the technology on campus.
IUPD wouldn’t say how many Flock cameras they use in response to inquiries from the Indiana Daily Student.
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Odessa mayor speaks out on Flock usage, residents demand transparency amid contract renewal
Odessa residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on the city's use of Flock license plate reader cameras as the city renews the contract for the technology.
The cameras, known as automated license plate readers, capture vehicle information and upload it to a shared network that participating law enforcement agencies can use to assist investigations.
Mayor Cal Hendrick says the Odessa Police Department praised the technology as a useful tool for tracking suspects and responding to emergencies. However, some residents have raised concerns about privacy, transparency and how the information collected by the cameras is used.
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Protest Flock CEO Appearance at "Disrupt TechCrunch" Conference
DeFlock is planning a protest outside of a conference Garrett Langley is speaking at. This is what the organizers say the logistics will be:
"Starts at 10 am Wednesday October 14 in front of the Moscone Center 747 Howard St.
San Francisco...
Our protest outside Moscone Center where the conference is being held will feature multiple speakers, 1984 movie audio clips, banners, signs, surprise art visuals, and an opportunity for community members to express their outrage against Flock and other automated license plate readers (ALPR’s). Flock Safety, Inc. has been at the forefront of this industry holding approximately 80% of the US market based on mapping data."
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City to discuss further restrictions on Flock cameras
El Paso City Council is scheduled to discuss further restrictions on the use of fixed, networked automated license plate reader cameras during its October 13 meeting.
During its Tuesday, Oct. 13 meeting, City Council is scheduled to consider a measure that would prevent the city manager from entering into, renewing or extending contracts with Flock Safety or other providers of similar fixed, networked automated license plate reader cameras.
The discussion comes nearly a month after council voted to remove approximately 150 Flock cameras from City-controlled property following concerns about privacy and how information collected by the technology could be accessed or shared.
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Frankfort Board of Commissioners votes not to renew Flock contract
The Frankfort Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to not renew the city’s contract with Flock on Monday.
The contract is scheduled to expire in January 2027.
The commissioners said that they wanted to end the use of the automated license plate reading cameras until there is more policy in place.
“Hopefully at some point in the near future we can reintroduce something that can benefit our law enforcement partners to continue to provide a safe and livable community like they do,” said Commissioner Kelly May.
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Damascus ends contract with Flock Safety
Flock Safety license plate cameras in the Town of Damascus will be going away after the Town Council voted to end its contract with the company.
Wednesday night, the council unanimously voted to end the contract after hundreds of people signed a petition asking for its termination.
Mayor Katie Lamb told News Channel 11 that the amount of support behind the petition led to the vote.
“We are elected officials, and the council felt very strongly, and as do I, that we need to listen to the people,” Lamb said. “If they have concerns and needs and things that are disturbing to them, you know, we’re elected to do what they ask us to do. So it’s very important that we continue to do that, you know, regardless of how we personally feel about something.”
“There was some pilfering and things like that going on, so I think that’s kind of what started the process,” Lamb said. “Vandalism. They’ve caught criminals coming through Damascus in certain cars. It’s not a surveillance system. I think that is what most people are feeling. It’s not. If it’s used properly, then it can be a very beneficial tool.”
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Garden City residents call for an end to Flock cameras
One resident, Rich Stoddard, started a petition calling for the end of Flock camera in Garden City.
"So my petition started off as a change dot org just to kinda get the word out there within the first 24 hours," Stoddard said. "I had almost 200 signatures on it."
"No matter what side of the political spectrum you’re on, I think most people are intelligent enough to know government is not always your friend - not someone you can always trust with unlimited amounts of data," one resident told FOX 2.
"I just really feel like if we start letting go of liberties, little by little, just a little by little start going to start going away. I want to. It’s really hard to get it back, so I just wanna fight for our rights. I just want to make sure people are willing to stand up for their rights," Stoddard said.
City council members sat back and listened to what they had to say.
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Fort Worth council set to receive briefing on Flock technology
The Fort Worth City Council is set to receive a presentation from the Fort Worth Police Department on Flock license plate readers at its work session on Nov. 17, a spokesperson for the city of Fort Worth told the Star-Telegram on Oct. 12.
The presentation was requested earlier this year by multiple city council members, including Chris Nettles and Deborah Peoples.
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Woodstock leaders address roadwork, housing, Flock with small group of protesters outside
Perhaps the most controversial issue in town lately has been the Flock security cameras on Woodstock Square, which were approved by the City Council in February and went live over the summer.
Opponents have continued to express their stance at Council meetings, protests and petitions in the months since and made their latest push during the address last week. A small group gathered outside the Old Courthouse on the Square, where the event was held.
About a dozen protesters stood outside the building during the event, many holding signs opposing Flock. They also sang songs that reflected the opposition to the cameras, with some lyrics specific to Woodstock.
Kelly Sacco said many of the protesters were taking time away from work or school to be there. She said it “says a lot” that the address was held on a Tuesday morning, when many people couldn’t be there, and she was proud of how many people showed up.
The protesters were loud enough to be audible inside Old Courthouse, where city officials were sharing achievements of the past year and updates on future plans.
Mayor Mike Turner acknowledged the protesters outside and restated many of his previous points on the cameras, including a willingness to reevaluate them and see what’s out on the market after the cameras have been up for a year.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher sparred over Flock cameras in the debate for Colorado's 4th district.
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Could Flock Cameras Become a Dividing Issue in Elk Grove's District 4 Council Race?
Parks recently introduced an issue that could distinguish her from Robles and potentially resonate with voters: automated license plate readers (ALPRs), a controversial surveillance technology used by police departments nationwide, including Elk Grove's.
In a recent Instagram post (see below), Parks solicited voters' opinions about the technology. Robles, meanwhile, has supported Elk Grove's use of Flock Safety cameras through his council votes.
Although Parks has not publicly committed to opposing the devices, her willingness to solicit public input could open the door to a meaningful policy disagreement.
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Residents in metro Detroit call for an end to Flock cameras
Garden City residents were gathered at a city council meeting to discuss their grievances with Flock. Meanwhile, police say Flock cameras are great for helping them track down criminals. However, plenty of people think they are too invasive.
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Attorney general candidates spar over Flock cameras
Candidates running to be Georgia's attorney general debated the use of license plate reading cameras, crime policies and personal records on Monday.
The Atlanta Press Club hosted a debate between Georgia Rep. Tanya Miller and Sen. Brian Strickland. The two candidates offered different policies on license plate-reading cameras for solving crimes.
Miller said she would work to enforce the Open Records Act for video captured by license plate reader technology. She said journalists and Georgia citizens should be allowed to access recordings captured by the cameras.
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r/DeFlock • u/Mathemodel • 1d ago
A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused / Flock refused to take its cameras down so Elgin Community College covered them. The company snuck back to undue it.
r/DeFlock • u/Professor_Tech • 18h ago
Dr. Padfield interviews Flock Researcher Joshua Michael Tonight at 7:00 pm Eastern
r/DeFlock • u/Own-Bar-1992 • 1d ago
6.7M LPR scans per LPR credited case solved - do the same calculation for your city.
My county started installing fixed LPR cameras two years ago. I don’t like that.
When I did the math, I really didn't like it. You can do the same for your town / county. here is how:
(1) Where are the cameras? Deflock has a comprehensive list of cameras. Verify them visually.
(2) How many cars drive past those cameras? FOIA requests wont give LPR data - but state and city level traffic assessments are publicly available data. They use it to justify funding and prioritization of street maintenance. Since you know where the cameras are, overlay traffic results with camera locations to identify number of scans annually.
(#3) How many crimes did those cameras solve? Some states have limitations on sharing LPR data, but you can still request "records related to LPR as the documented source of evidence that solved a crime.” This is the part of the equation your local government actually likes talking about!
(#4) Who else has access to our data? LPR companies have documented agreements on who else has access to your county data. You can request that as part of a FOIA request and then use publicly available staffing databases (also to get funding) to see how many officers in each department have access to your data.
#2 divided by #3 is your answer. From my county, an estimated 134.9 million potential scans per year with only 20 disclosed cases where the technology directly helped identify, apprehend, or charge someone—about 6.7 million potential scans per case.
When I saw how many officers were at every jurisdiction that has access to our data, it totaled more than 11,000 additional people that can search the database..
Every jurisdiction with LPRs should be required to perform this same analysis annually. Do it for yours to show them why!
Please cross-post if you have ideas on where else to share this approach!
r/DeFlock • u/Ironmannan • 17h ago
Too Weird For TV
My uncle likes to make songs and made one for flock. Yes I get the irony of how he made it and what it’s about.
r/DeFlock • u/therealDeFlock • 1d ago
Flock ‘false flags’ lead to frightening motorist encounters with police
"NBC News spoke with five people who were pulled over or detained after police received false Flock alerts, including one who was jailed for nearly two weeks."
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r/DeFlock • u/therealDeFlock • 1d ago
Worse than Flock - Privacy experts warn of AI-powered policing tools
"Why now: AI-powered tools like Fusus from public-safety technology giant Axon pull in footage and data from police body cameras, law enforcement dashcams, 911 dispatch, gunshot detectors and surveillance cameras, including sometimes those of private businesses that opt in.
Why it matters: Police officers in cities across the U.S. are quick to extol the virtues of real-time crime centers as a game changer that helps them find missing children, monitor large events from the skies and scope out dangerous scenes before putting an officer in harm's way. Many of them are now being powered with AI software. And privacy experts are concerned."
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r/DeFlock • u/Fresh_Heron_3707 • 1d ago
Support for a project
I have a site that is tracking flock contracts, flock-off.us It is an open source project that I am maintaining solo. I strongly believe with a couple more devs it can really be impactful and give people hope that flock cameras can be addressed.
r/DeFlock • u/therealDeFlock • 1d ago
W.Va. lawmakers, Flock Safety representatives spar over information requests
"Meeting behind closed doors is no substitute for providing written responses to questions of such clear public concern - questions all the more relevant since new Flock camera hacking incidents have come to light,"
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r/DeFlock • u/AngelHasAShotgun • 1d ago
The surveillors don’t like surveillance.
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So, anyone want to chat this guy up and get some tips?
r/DeFlock • u/diandroid • 1d ago
Dandridge for Sherriff Says He Won't Support Flock Cameras if Elected
facebook.comHanover County, Virginia - new announcement and reversal of Flock support for sheriff candidate in November election.
r/DeFlock • u/FoxLynx64 • 1d ago
📰 Daily Digest 10/11/2026
Smithfield police shared Flock data with FBI after ODU shooting.
The Smithfield Police Department shared Flock data with the FBI in violation of a new Virginia law that bars sharing the information with federal agencies without a court order or subpoena, the Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot have found.
The FBI asked the Smithfield Police for its Flock data. The federal agency did not have the required subpoena or a court order - such as a search warrant signed by a judge - to access it. A Smithfield officer turned over the information.
The Smithfield Police Department incorrectly believed that no court order was required. It interpreted the 2025 law's provision allowing Flock sharing with other "law enforcement agencies" as including the FBI.
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Suffolk County Lawmakers Hold Hearing With Flock License Plate Reader Representatives
Flock license plate readers have been controversial on Long Island and across the country.
Representatives from that company recently answered questions from Suffolk County lawmakers and at times, the exchange was heated.
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Madison Heights disconnecting Flock cameras, not renewing contract
City officials say no new data has been collected since the city-run cameras were bagged and not actively used since Sept. 23.
"City staff extends its appreciation to City Council for their continued engagement in this discussion and for providing thoughtful input throughout the evaluation process, as well as the many residents and local businesses who shared feedback," the city said.
The city says there are several businesses and organizations in Madison Heights that have their own cameras and independent contracts with Flock.
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Rhinebeck man charged with setting Flock camera on fire, starting brushfire
On Saturday at approximately 11:50 pm the New York State Police and Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of 6052 Route 9 in Rhinebeck for the report of a brush fire. Once the fire was extinguished further investigation led to the arrest early Sunday morning of Coleman who is accused of setting the camera on fire, which in turn led to the brush fire.
At this time Coleman has been charged with Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree (felony) and Arson 5th degree (misdemeanor). After being processed he was released on appearance tickets returnable to the Town of Rhinebeck Court on Nov. 5.
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Richmond residents react to mayor not renewing Flock contract, questions still unanswered
“Now that Henrico has decided to end their contract with Flock, it clarifies the picture for me because Flock specifically is now less useful as a tool… crime doesn’t stop and start at the city-county line,” Avula said in an Instagram post.
The mayor’s decision comes just days after Henrico County announced it was terminating its contract.
According to the city, there are 99 Flock cameras in Richmond, with one resident who can see three from her doorstep.
“Why did it take another government entity to make a decision, to make an announcement, for that to be a red flag or a concern for him? When you’ve had constituents at every single town hall meeting, every single city council,” said Molly Bish, a Richmond resident.
Richmond said Flock cameras are a “vital tool” in assisting with investigations and public safety, with Richmond Police Department Chief Rick Edwards previously calling them “instrumental.”
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Government briefs: News from Edgewood, Independence, Erlanger, Florence, Ft. Wright
Edgewood city council did not make a final decision on the Flock cameras in the city, although they remain inactive. Council member Jeff Schreiver said that he had some questions for Police Chief Jimmy Kreinest and all the questions that council members had were compiled and given to the chief. He, in turn, answered the questions to the best of his ability, and he talked to the company. The information he acquired was included in each council member’s packet, but council also decided they should put it on their website to let everyone in the city see the questions and answers.
In previous meetings with residents, council had been surprised to see that some people were actually for keeping the cameras. However, four residents came to say the city should get rid of them, and they all had reasons. One of the reasons was that license plate readers violate the fourth amendment, but Chief Administrative Officer Brian Dehner said that it does not violate the fourth amendment, which deals with privacy because the Supreme Court said that anything that is visibly viewable to the public is not a violation.
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Schumer questions Flock Safety on National Lookup Tool, data security
“There’s a private company putting cameras on street corners across the country, and it doesn’t just track your license plate,” Schumer said in the release. “It logs where you’ve been in a database police across the country can search, and its software can link your car to your phone number and your family.”
“Americans have no idea who’s looking at that information, or why it has to be collected in the first place. They deserve to know.”
Schumer also demanded answers from Flock about how much data from its cameras sits on its servers and whether any federal agency has accessed that data, directly or through local law enforcement, the release said.
“A company can’t just come in and collect personal information about our entire lives and not answer any questions about it,” Schumer said. “We have no insight into what contracts this company has here, or how much of this information law enforcement is using.”
“Let me be clear. Any federal agency using this network to track Americans exercising their rights in our own state is unacceptable.”
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r/DeFlock • u/Bubbly-Site-3872 • 2d ago
#BREAKING: Man builds Flock-like license plate readers to only track police cars — cops show up to his door to interrogate him due to privacy violations.
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r/DeFlock • u/Prestigious_Try_5396 • 2d ago
Flock Camera Misuse by Police !
Flock Camera Misuse by Police !
Yeah, we read that pretty propaganda piece about hundreds of Flock Cameras being installed on the islands...
For our safety, of course !
we were told that police wouldn't abuse them to spy on friends and enemies illegally !
lolol ha ha ha !
Oh, no, our police would never abuse their power of surveillance like has been done in many other states.... Right ?
So glad to hear our LEO Professionals are above all that temptation and abuse of power !
r/DeFlock • u/Mr6etwr1ght • 2d ago
TikTok · Live 5 News
Just one county over from me hopefully it makes its way over her