Flock Safety Faces Surveillance Pushback

Flock Safety automated license plate reader networks are expanding across U.

S. communities while officials, residents, and civil-liberties groups contest their implications for location privacy, data sharing, and government access. Supporters cite investigations, vehicle-theft recovery, missing-person cases, and public-safety benefits; opponents argue that searchable records of ordinary drivers can enable persistent tracking and misuse, especially when networks connect across jurisdictions. Local contract decisions and proposed state and federal restrictions are increasingly focusing on retention limits, authorized users, funding, transparency, and cross-border access.