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KSTP@KSTP
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Some Minnesota police departments are now hiding where their Flock cameras are located. A state database meant to show where automated license plate reader cameras are installed now lists dozens of cameras as “Location Withheld.” @ryanraiche drops his investigation this week.
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“Cities are canceling Flock contracts, but the company won’t take them down and sometimes is reinstalling them.”

If only cities had some sort of authority to control who is permitted to install hardware on public property. A “guardrail” of sorts, maybe.

theverge.com/tech/1024232/f…
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After canceling Flock, citing 4A concerns, Pinal County AZ Sheriff @RossTeeple is now soliciting bids for a replacement ALPR system. When he told Congress “never,” what he apparently meant to say was, “in five weeks.”
Photo of a computer screen displaying text that reads: "Following discussions with Sheriff Teeple PCSO would like to inform Insight and or Flock that we intend not to renew our two contracts for the 45 ALPR devices on 9/28/2026. Attached is last year's one-year term for both contracts. Instead we will begin the SOW/RFP for the Fixed ALPR system. Thank You, Matthew DiMuzio Director of Information Technology, Pinal County Sheriff's Office"
CSPAN
@cspan
Sep 23
Sheriff Ross Teeple on canceling county Flock AI contract: "I will never allow technology to supersede your rights."
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Thanks everyone who submitted logs. There is a large backlog, but imports are running again.
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On 9:23:09 AM CST on Monday, August 31, 2026, Rockford, IL, PD searched Flock for the object class “people”; query: “islam”.
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Oct 31
The elected officials allowing this to happen need to be put on a timeout.
DivestSPD
@DivestSPD
Oct 31
The Seattle police are getting their very own robot dog.

The base package is $110,000, but the "fully loaded" cost is north of $300,000.
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Have I Been Flocked? retweeted
DeFlock
@therealDeFlock
Oct 31
"Verra, in seeking a contract with the city of Greenacres in Florida in April 2025 for a school-zone speed-safety camera setup, boasted that it was “integrated with Flock and other data providers,” according to a public-meeting agenda."

🤔

nypost.com/2026/10/30/us-… #AI #News #Tech
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DeFlock
@therealDeFlock
Oct 31
"Henrico County’s Flock cameras may still be on, but they’re no longer collecting or retaining images or data, a spokesperson for the company told the Times-Dispatch on Friday afternoon."

🙄

richmond.com/news/local/gov… #AI #News #Technology #Privacy #Politics
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Here's just one example where the same search is attributed to two different agencies. There are many more of this type of discrepancy.

Every time a cop does or does not go to jail for abusing Flock, it's because of these logs.
Have I Been Flocked?@HIBFlocked
Oct 31
Not only is it easy to confirm that logs are incomplete, conflict, and change over time, Flock calls having a complete record of all searches a “problem we've solved.”

haveibeenflocked.com/irregular-reco…
A screenshot of a Q&A document titled "How to Answer Council & Community Questions on Sharing, Access, and Audits - Burmeister, Mallory". Question 5 asks: "Is there a 'backdoor,' or can Flock quietly change the logs?" The text answers: "No. There is no backdoor access for any agency. Audit logs are designed to be complete, transparent, and reviewable. Entries are written automatically, retained for oversight, and cannot be quietly edited or overwritten; changes to sharing or settings appear as separate events, not hidden modifications." A presentation slide titled "Network and Org Audit Improvements" with a partial view of an audit log table on the right. The text reads: "We know auditing is painful, time consuming and confusing. That’s why we are making auditing easier and smarter one step at a time. Problems we’ve solved: • Unnecessary records from system-generated searches • Agencies never knew if searches ever resulted in images from their cameras • Misleading records that showed missing case numbers or search reasons • Network Audits now mask highly sensitive data to mitigate officer safety and active case investigation risks due to PRAs and FOIAs"
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(1) Flock is not required (or, in most cases, authorized) to replace “lost, stolen, or damaged” hardware. Flock customers have the option of requesting a replacement; (2) Flock doesn't sell hardware, only (re)installation and software services; (3) $3000 is an annual license fee.
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Not only is it easy to confirm that logs are incomplete, conflict, and change over time, Flock calls having a complete record of all searches a “problem we've solved.”

haveibeenflocked.com/irregular-reco…
A screenshot of a Q&A document titled "How to Answer Council & Community Questions on Sharing, Access, and Audits - Burmeister, Mallory". Question 5 asks: "Is there a 'backdoor,' or can Flock quietly change the logs?" The text answers: "No. There is no backdoor access for any agency. Audit logs are designed to be complete, transparent, and reviewable. Entries are written automatically, retained for oversight, and cannot be quietly edited or overwritten; changes to sharing or settings appear as separate events, not hidden modifications." A presentation slide titled "Network and Org Audit Improvements" with a partial view of an audit log table on the right. The text reads: "We know auditing is painful, time consuming and confusing. That’s why we are making auditing easier and smarter one step at a time. Problems we’ve solved: • Unnecessary records from system-generated searches • Agencies never knew if searches ever resulted in images from their cameras • Misleading records that showed missing case numbers or search reasons • Network Audits now mask highly sensitive data to mitigate officer safety and active case investigation risks due to PRAs and FOIAs"
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Email from Flock to a police chief. The Q&A is the list of talking points we've all heard.
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“Should Cleveland police continue using Flock license plate readers? The Cleveland Community Police Commission is ... asking for input from residents.”

As I recall, Cleveland showed up in force a few months ago and unequivocally said, “absolutely not.”

signalcleveland.org/drop-flock-pol…
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Oct 31
In League City, TX, near Houston, mass surveillance will be on the ballot; “Proposition A asks whether the police department in the city of 120,000 should continue using 55 Flock cameras along public roads to collect data on every passing vehicle”

texastribune.org/2026/10/30/tex…
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Oct 31
If you call the cops about suspected fentanyl, as ONDCP suggests, they will go buy kits from Axon to decontaminate their now “very dangerous” bodycams.

axon.com/help/axon-body…
ONDCP
@ONDCP
Oct 30
Drug Czar @SaraCarterDC warns parents about ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ ahead of Halloween on @NewsNation: Parents, stay vigilant. Talk to your children. Don’t allow your children to eat unwrapped candy. A few simple precautions can help keep your children safe on #Halloween.
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In a press release put out at 4:59 p.m on a Friday, Franklin Co SO (OH) said it suspended a deputy for 30 days for Flock abuse. The sheriff won't say why. The deputy will work at the jail when he returns. Likely to ensure no more complaints can be filed.

dispatch.com/story/news/loc…
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Oct 30
The folks at @IJ talk about Flock stalking. I don't want to spoil it for you, but it turns out it's a bit of a thing.

youtube.com/watch?v=b2_d03…
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Have I Been Flocked? retweeted
DeFlock
@therealDeFlock
Oct 30
“I hope you’ll see that this is an effective public safety tool and we’ve put in privacy, transparency, accountability and constitutional guide rails,” he said.

April Fools came early.

candgnews.com/articles/gover… #ALPR #AI #News #Technology #Privacy #Politics #Flock #Axon
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A hundred days ago, Flock's CEO said his company was kicking off a "nationwide safety audit for all our poles," and that he would "share more on this soon." Neither the company nor any highway authority has shared any progress.

footnote4a.org/news/pole-safe…
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1/ Back in 2024, I filed a criminal complaint for Flock abuse with Clive, Iowa, police. This was the complete response. All other records about the criminal investigation were withheld as confidential under attorney-client privilege.
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Replying to @HIBFlocked
2/ The only way privilege could exist here is if the city attorney conducted a criminal investigation into her own client. The county prosecutor and Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board declined to review.
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