Flock, Axon, Cameras & ALPRs

Special Feature: Flock Cameras - Boon or Bane?

Distrust in Tech Is Undermining National Security By Danny Crichton

Flock Cameras Are The New Patriot Act By Jay Rogers

A small Virginia town de-Flocks — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism By Kunle Falayi

Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum By Meg Anderson

The Spectacular PR Collapse Of Flock Safety By Riley Blanton

Virginia's de-Flocking. Richmond's biggest localities aren't - Axios Richmond By Sabrina Moreno

Flock Off: Proposed bill would bar taxpayer funding for AI surveillance cameras | Just The News By Therese Boudreaux

Richmond sergeant shared Flock data. Why no charges?

As Flock surveillance spreads, Virginia communities push back — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism By Kunle Falayi

Former Indiana deputy charged with felony for allegedly using Flock camera data to stalk girlfriend | Just The News By Kevin Killough

Virginia proposal to ban Flock cameras gets bipartisan support – NBC4 Washington By Drew Wilder

Wisconsin cops used Flock to track a veteran after he recorded a traffic stop By Autumn Billings

Don’t Ban Automated License Plate Readers—Regulate Them By John Shjarback

(6) Hannibal999 on X: "AXON HAS INFILTRATED THE (PROSECUTION) SIDE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM 👀 🚨 which contain defense evidence, witness statements, grand jury materials, and other legally privileged documents. Axon's ACEIP program allows them to use "Customer Content" for commercial AI https://t.co/0AB1lCp4BD" / X

(6) mike bski on X: "FLOCK CAMERAS VIOLATE OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO PRIVACY... OR DO THEY???" / X

Localities disable license plate readers amid cost, privacy concerns By Kaitlyn Kirkpatrick

State Senator wants to make Flock, other similar cameras illegal in Virginia | WRIC ABC 8News By Tyler Englander

At least 20 Virginia localities have pulled away from Flock Safety devices since July, with this week’s sweep of camera pauses and canceled contracts - Cardinal News By Emma Malinak

Catching up: Flock cameras are generating controversy, but Chesterfield’s contract runs through 2029 By Eleanor Shaw

ABC13 EXCLUSIVE: Flock camera use draws scrutiny over privacy, oversight and data access By Stephen Moore

Inside Virginia’s city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock protests By Kunle Falayi

Goochland County ends usage of Flock license-plate readers By Michael Phillips

Residents gathered in Norfolk Saturday to voice concerns about the growing use of surveillance technology | 13newsnow.com By Lauren Haley Morris

(4) Sam E. Antar on X: "Ro Khanna found 26 rogue cops accused of abusing license-plate readers and somehow concluded taxpayers shouldn’t fund Flock cameras at all. Flock has about 140,000 active users. 26 ÷ 140,000 = 0.019%. Punish the cops who abuse the system. Fire them. Prosecute them when" / X

FDOT cracks down on license plate readers, orders Flock cameras removed from state roads By Frank Kopylov

This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate | By Dylan Kresak

Flock cameras ditched in Christiansburg and Giles County as opposition grows - Cardinal News By Erick Solorzano

Portsmouth police chief defends Flock cameras as residents raise privacy concerns | 13newsnow.com By Brittany Miller

Is This the Future We Really Want? | RealClearPolitics By Ned Ryun

Do Flock Cameras Actually Work? By Ian Adams & Scott Mourtgos

Abbott orders halt on state funding for Flock cameras By Sarah Davis

Why No One Trusts Data Centers and Flock Cameras By Erick Erickson

This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate | The Daily Caller By Dylan Kresak

Debate Over Flock Surveillance Cameras Takes Unexpected Turn in SoCal As 'Darth Vader' Weighs In – RedState By Bob Hoge

Amid intense backlash, people are vandalizing Flock surveillance cameras By Meg Anderson

Fact Check Team: What do Flock cameras do and why are they raising privacy concerns By Morgan Stevens

DeFlock Maps | ALPR Camera Map & Privacy Routes Crowdsourced ALPR surveillance map. Data from DeFlock & OSM contributors.

Facing mounting criticism, Flock moves to address concerns about its license plate cameras | Just The News By Greg Bishop

(9) A Guy on X Striving to be the VA Change Agent on X: "👉People are treating data centers in Loudoun as the problem. That is the wrong frame. Data centers did not create Virginia’s energy crisis. They exposed it. The 2026 General Assembly is already flooded with energy legislation, grid and transmission bills, cost-allocation https://t.co/FTdjHMLc90" / X

Matthew Cavedon joined Judicial Watch's Chris Farrell on the On Watch podcast to discuss Flock cameras | Cato Institute

Domestic violence survivors advocate: When it comes to protecting victims, we can't afford to look away - Cardinal News By Stacey Sheppard

Warren County Supervisor charged with assault following altercation after data center hearing | FOX 5 DC By Jesse Nguyen

Flocked-Up: Florida Cop Allegedly Used Flock 717 Times to Track His Estranged Wife – RedState By Ben Smith

(5) KanekoaTheGreat on X: "Joe Rogan: "I don't like this flock camera thing. I know it can protect people from crime. But I also know hundreds of cops have been busted for stalking people... You can't just spy on us and be a corporation and have access to all the license plates." Flock cameras are clearly https://t.co/Xu7a8MqhfW" / X

Knee-jerk Flock panic threatens a tool that's making us all safer By Rich Lowry

Alexandria's Flock page now lists the 161 Virginia agencies that can search its cameras By Ryan Belmore

(9) John Stossel on X: "GIVE ME A BREAK! Because the masses fear data centers, politicians jump at the chance to write more dumb rules. I thought Shapiro was better than that. Guess not. The facts on data centers: https://t.co/yEikyPpvPA" / X

The Problem With Flock | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics By Eric Peters

WATCH: Top Virginia State Senator Who Authored $15 Minimum Wage Bill Slams Data Centers for Paying Construction Workers Too Much By Thomas Catenacci

Flock cameras trigger pushback in rural and urban communities | WVTF By Mason Adams

Cop Fired After Allegedly Using Flock Cameras to Stalk Former Boyfriend – She Abused System 166 Times * The Gateway Pundit * by Jack Davis, The Western Journal

Loudoun Wants to Rein in the Data Centers Paying Nearly Half Its Local Taxes – RedState By Ben Smith

Politically Unstable: Flock cameras flip the Fourth Amendment on its head Judge Napolitano joins Kelly Sadler

Surveillance state or public safety? Fredericksburg LWV hosts forum on Flock cameras - Fredericksburg Free Press By Rick Horner

Flock revises privacy policy: Here’s what to know | WAVY.com By Michael Rinker

Lynchburg pauses use of Flock cameras - Cardinal News By Susan Cameron

A City’s War on Surveillance Cameras - by River Page

(9) Rand Paul on X: "Flock has 120,000 cameras tracking cars across America, no warrant required. Over 5,000 police agencies have signed on. This isn't crime fighting. This is mass surveillance of every American, and a violation of our 4th Amendment rights. https://t.co/LW67xSOAMN" / X

License Plate Readers (LPR) Cameras | Flock Safety

New Surveillance Tech Links Your Phone to Your License Plate – RedState By Ward Clark

In Defense of Flock - The Atlantic By Charles Fain Lehman

thehill.com/policy/technology/6016998-flock-camera-map-how-many-are-in-your-neighborhood/ By Alix Martichoux & Spencer Gustafson

(1) Flock to Replace Yorktown Camera "At No Cost"; McClellan Comments on Proposed Dominion-NextEra Merger By Josh Stanfield

Harrisonburg takes down Flock cameras | Politics And Government | dnronline.com By Richard H. Hronik III

(7) Stu Smith on X: "Having sat through plenty of city council meetings on Flock and similar technologies, I’ve noticed the same pattern again and again. Much of the organized opposition comes from police abolitionists, including activists tied to DSA, FRSO, and even CPUSA. But last night in https://t.co/LMOkf4MAOj" / X

As Flock surveillance spreads, Virginia communities push back By Kunle Falayi

Flock cameras are a ‘gamechanger,’ Henrico Police chief says, but residents' privacy concerns still abound By Liana Hardy

Man discovers how many times cops scanned his license plate - YouTube By Atlanta News First

Data Centers, Small-town Life, and the Future Play Well Together in Mecklenburg – Virginia Free Press By Martin A. Davis

Growing anti-Flock movement unifying Democrats and Republicans By Rikki Schlott

'Have I Been Flocked' lets drivers check if their cars have been recorded, searched By Shane Galvin