Ban Flock Cameras — News & CitationsCited reporting on Flock Safety ALPR surveillance: bans, federal data sharing, documented abuses, and the nationwide revolt.https://banflockcameras.com/en-usDayton covers all 72 Flock cameras with trash bags over policy violationshttps://banflockcameras.com/news/dayton-trash-bags/https://banflockcameras.com/news/dayton-trash-bags/Dayton, Ohio covered every one of its 72 fixed-site Flock license plate reader cameras with trash bags after officials found the data had been used in ways that violated city policy, including immigration-enforcement data sharing.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTban82 Flock contracts terminated across 28 states as the revolt accelerateshttps://banflockcameras.com/news/82-contracts-terminated/https://banflockcameras.com/news/82-contracts-terminated/Between August 2021 and May 2026, 82 Flock contracts were terminated across 28 states — 39 of them in just the first five months of 2026 — as a grassroots, DeFlock-fueled backlash spread nationwide.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTmovementClass action alleges Flock shared California plate data with federal agencies 1.6 million timeshttps://banflockcameras.com/news/ca-class-action-federal-sharing/https://banflockcameras.com/news/ca-class-action-federal-sharing/A class action lawsuit alleges Flock Safety illegally shared California license plate data with federal agencies roughly 1.6 million times, with drivers accusing the company of funneling their movements to federal and out-of-state agencies.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTdata-sharingFederal judge rules Norfolk's Flock network constitutional; plaintiffs appealhttps://banflockcameras.com/news/norfolk-fourth-amendment-ruling/https://banflockcameras.com/news/norfolk-fourth-amendment-ruling/A federal judge ruled that Norfolk, Virginia's 176-camera Flock ALPR network did not violate the Fourth Amendment, finding photos of plates on public roads are not an unreasonable search. The plaintiffs, whose cars were captured hundreds of times in four months, are appealing.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTlegalEugene and Springfield, Oregon both move to end Flock camera usehttps://banflockcameras.com/news/eugene-springfield-end-flock/https://banflockcameras.com/news/eugene-springfield-end-flock/Eugene's City Council voted unanimously to turn off the city's Flock cameras, and neighboring Springfield announced the end of its Flock camera usage, amid mounting concern over data sharing and surveillance.Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTban80+ agencies ran discriminatory Flock searches targeting Romani peoplehttps://banflockcameras.com/news/roma-discriminatory-searches/https://banflockcameras.com/news/roma-discriminatory-searches/More than 80 law enforcement agencies used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock network, performing hundreds of searches between June 2024 and October 2025 using terms including racial slurs.Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTabuseLawmakers urge FTC probe after stolen police logins expose Flock system to hackershttps://banflockcameras.com/news/wyden-ftc-breach/https://banflockcameras.com/news/wyden-ftc-breach/U.S. legislators, including Senator Ron Wyden, urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Flock Safety in November 2025 after stolen police login credentials exposed the surveillance system to potential hackers.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTabuseFederal immigration officials queried Bend, Oregon's Flock data within weeks of installhttps://banflockcameras.com/news/bend-oregon-cbp-queries/https://banflockcameras.com/news/bend-oregon-cbp-queries/Federal immigration officials made hundreds of queries into Bend, Oregon's Flock Safety data in its first weeks of operation, with audits revealing 'front door,' 'back door,' and 'side door' federal access to local camera data.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTdata-sharingCalifornia AG sues El Cajon over sharing Flock data with out-of-state agencieshttps://banflockcameras.com/news/el-cajon-ag-lawsuit/https://banflockcameras.com/news/el-cajon-ag-lawsuit/California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the City of El Cajon in October 2025 for systematically violating state law by sharing Flock ALPR data with out-of-state agencies.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTdata-sharingIllinois audit finds Flock let federal Customs and Border Protection search state camerashttps://banflockcameras.com/news/illinois-cbp-audit/https://banflockcameras.com/news/illinois-cbp-audit/An Illinois state audit determined that Flock Safety allowed U.S. Customs and Border Protection to access Illinois license plate cameras and run surveillance on drivers, in violation of state law restricting federal data sharing.Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTdata-sharingTexas officer used nationwide Flock network to track a woman suspected of self-managed abortionhttps://banflockcameras.com/news/abortion-tracking-texas/https://banflockcameras.com/news/abortion-tracking-texas/A Texas sheriff's office searched a nationwide network of tens of thousands of license plate readers — including thousands of Flock camera networks across multiple states — to track a single woman suspected of self-managing an abortion, as far as Illinois and Washington.Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTabuse