LYNNWOOD — Lynnwood is one of the first cities in the state to terminate its contract with Flock Safety amid mounting public pressure and privacy concerns.
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Lynnwood clips Flock’s wings: Contract canceled with surveillance camera company – Fox13
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – The Lynnwood City Council has decided to cut ties with Flock Safety and its surveillance camera systems.
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Flock CEO Goes Ballistic on Critics as More Americans Question Mass Driver Surveillance – ACLU
The company Flock, which sells participation in a nationwide license plate reader network as well as other surveillance technology, has been under a lot of pressure lately as increasing numbers of Americans realize they don’t like the mass surveillance the company sells or its use in the Trump Administration’s war on immigrants. That pressure seems to be resulting in demagogic attacks on the motives of its critics, with the CEO saying they want to “normalize lawlessness” and “weaken public safety.”
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Washington lawmakers push for privacy regulations on Flock cameras – Komo News
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state lawmakers are advancing two bills, known as the Driver Privacy Act, to regulate the use of Flock cameras, which capture and store license plate information to aid law enforcement.
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Controversial Flock license plate readers shut off by another Eastern WA city – Tri City Herald
Prosser has become the first Benton County city to back away from the license plate readers run by Flock Safety Systems, as controversy over access to the data grows. The city announced Monday that the cameras across the city had been shut off and weren’t collecting any information, City Administrator Rachel Shaw said in a press release. The city is maintaining its contract with the Georgia-based company through November 2026.
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Vulnerability in Flock Condor Cameras Lets Anyone Spy on the Public – Independent
The products of Flock Safety, one of the largest vendors of police surveillance technology, such as automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and gunfire locators, are frequently plagued by security vulnerabilities, either due to inherent flaws or user failure to follow best practices. As detailed in a recent video investigation by technologist Benn Jordan, several Flock Safety’s AI-powered “Condor” cameras were found broadcasting both live and archived footage directly to the open internet. No passwords or login credentials were needed and the auto-focus feature in these cameras certainly raises privacy questions.
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Data shows Flock tracked Eugene vehicles weeks after the city asked it to stop – KLCC
Some Flock cameras in Eugene may have been online several weeks after the city ordered them to be turned off.
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AI Surveillance Startup Caught Using Sweatshop Workers to Monitor US Residents – Futurism
What does it take to become the most successful AI surveillance company in 2025? If you’re anything like Flock, the startup selling automatic license plate readers and facial recognition tech to cops, you don’t really need much AI at all — just an army of sweatshop workers in the global south.
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Mountlake Terrace cancels Flock Safety contract – Herald Net
EVERETT — The Mountlake Terrace City Council unanimously voted to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety on Thursday, citing community division and public records concerns.