I have up-close experience with Flock, as my current city, Bend, Oregon, ended its contract with surveillance company Flock Safety earlier this year, after a public campaign protesting the cams -- and ...

License plate reader technology has been in use for decades, but new programs are making investigations more efficient in ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards has continued to defend the city’s use of Flock cameras, both designed to help solve crimes involving vehicles and detect gunshots. Walking ...

Flock cameras automatically capture details on passing vehicles, from license plates to bumper stickers. While marketed as a tool to locate missing people and stolen cars, the system allows officers ...

EVANSVILLE — In May 2025, a sheriff's deputy in Johnson County, Texas, logged into a nationwide network of artificial intelligence-powered license plate cameras to perform a search that would soon ...

Dunwoody City Council unanimously backed a new agreement, 911 system, and drone expansion as residents raise allegations of misuse and oversight gaps.

Flock Safety is setting up cameras and drones across the country. I spoke to cities and privacy advocates fighting back against the AI surveillance, including Flock and others like it. Tyler has ...