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  • Riverside-Brookfield Landmark

    Oct 16, 2026

    Riverside will not renew its Flock contract

    rblandmark.com/2026/10/16/riverside-renew-flock-contract/

    “‘Department members shall not use or allow others to use the equipment or database records for any unauthorized purpose.’ I think we know that that’s probably occurred based on some of the justifications that have been provided,” she said. “Can an audit be considered a safeguard after the data has already been released? We can’t control how the data is going to be used.”

  • Chron

    Oct 16, 2026

    Houston police searched Flock cameras in North Carolina. But why?

    chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-police-flock-searches-north-carolina-22480743.php

    Records obtained by WBTV show Houston Police Department officers searched the Flock network that includes cameras at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte more than 183,000 times from March through May 2026. HPD was the biggest out-of-state agency searching the UNC Charlotte network during those three months, according to the North Carolina station.

  • WY4Privacy

    Oct 15, 2026

    Glenrock's Flock Records Arrive October 30

    wy4privacy.org/news/glenrocks-flock-records-arrive-oct-30.html

    A state committee is writing a bill that would outlaw much of what Glenrock's own logs show.

  • Chicago Sun-Times

    Oct 15, 2026

    Judicial tide may be turning against indiscriminate Flock mass surveillance

    chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/15/automated-license-plate-readers-flock-mass-surveillance-jacob-sullum

    Like cars, cellphones “move in public places where people can see you in plain view,” Hill wrote. “But it becomes constitutionally problematic when law enforcement can indiscriminately and passively catalog your whereabouts over an extended period of time and then use that information for any purpose whenever convenient.”

  • Texas Scorecard

    Oct 14, 2026

    El Paso City Council Approves Further Flock Camera Restrictions

    texasscorecard.com/local/el-paso-city-council-approves-flock-camera-restrictions/

    According to the meeting’s agenda, council members unanimously approved a motion that halts the city manager from “entering into, executing, renewing, or extending any contract, agreement, or other arrangement” with Flock Safety and any other automated license plate reader company.

  • Fox7 · Austin

    Oct 14, 2026

    Texas bans use of state grant money for Flock cameras

    fox7austin.com/news/texas-comptroller-bans-use-state-grant-funds-flock-cameras

    "The government has no business tracking where law-abiding Texans drive. Doing it without a warrant is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution," Huffines said in a news release.

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Oct 13, 2026

    The Question Glenrock Won't Touch

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/the-question-glenrock-wont-touch

    A Florida deputy who ran a 17-year-old girl through police databases was caught by the log, and Glenrock won't answer questions about its own.

  • Cowboy State Daily

    Sept 30, 2026

    Wyoming Lawmakers Warned That Besides License Plates, Tech Can Track Faces, Phones

    cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/30/wyoming-lawmakers-warned-that-besides-license-plates-tech-can-track-faces-and-phones/

    A proposed partial ban of license plate readers is a first step at regulating the devices, but may already fall short, a researcher told Wyoming lawmakers Tuesday.

  • WY4Privacy

    Sept 22, 2026

    Rolling Hills Mayor Interview

    wy4privacy.org/news/rolling-hills-mayor-guardrails.html

    Rolling Hills Mayor Jon O. Maines discusses Flock cameras.

  • Wired

    Sept 17, 2026

    Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works

    wired.com/story/hackers-flock-camera-data-shows-how-system-works/

    Physical possession of at least one flock camera could expose data that was supposed to be inaccessible. Learn more about the recent Flock security incident.

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Sept 16, 2026

    The Box On The Pole

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/the-box-on-the-pole

    A short story.

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Sept 15, 2026

    A license plate reader and a dragnet are not the same thing

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/a-license-plate-reader-and-a-dragnet

    One council member answered ten written questions. The chief and the mayor did not.

  • Video · YouTube

    Sept 14, 2026

    Town of Glenrock - Council Meeting

    youtube.com/watch?v=c2zq61C4atE

    Watch the first meeting since the Flock Safety informational meeting.

  • Cowboy State Daily

    Sept 11, 2026

    Glenrock Gets 30 Day Extension To Decide If It Will Continue To Use Flock Cameras

    cowboystatedaily.com/2026/09/11/glenrock-gets-another-30-days-to-decide-on-future-of-five-flock-cameras/

    The town of Glenrock has been given a 30-day extension to decide if it will continue the use of Flock cameras.

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Sept 4, 2026

    Stop Calling Them Cameras

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/stop-calling-them-cameras

    A license plate reader is not a camera. It is a tracker...

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Aug 27, 2026

    Five Case Numbers In Twenty Months

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/five-case-numbers-in-twenty-months

    Learn more about what is unfolding in Glenrock, WY.

  • Video · YouTube

    Aug 25, 2026

    Town of Glenrock - Flock Safety Informational Meeting

    youtu.be/9jSn1NH26uo

    Watch how the questions were answered before you go and ask your own.

  • Video · YouTube

    Aug 25, 2026

    noRecognition - Bill Swearingen - DEF CON 2026

    youtube.com/watch?v=WyPmt8CE5L4

    Skip to 5:30 to watch a real Flock camera follow people and zoom in on their phone screens.

  • Video · YouTube

    Aug 24, 2026

    Town of Glenrock - Council Meeting - 08/24/2026

    youtube.com/watch?v=3OI8cT2z900

    Skip to 3:00 to listen to a hot mic discussion on Flock drones.

  • Dallas Express

    Aug 20, 2026

    Hood County GOP Unanimously Backs Crackdown on Flock Cameras

    dallasexpress.com/state/hood-county-gop-unanimously-backs-crackdown-on-flock-cameras-warrantless-surveillance/

    Learn about efforts beginning in Texas to remove Flock type systems from communities.

  • Predator Watch WY · Substack

    Aug 19, 2026

    The Town That Watches Everyone

    predatorwatchwy.substack.com/p/the-town-that-watches-everyone

    How a small Wyoming town ended up under automated license plate readers.

  • Flock Safety

    Jan 4, 2019

    How the Safe List Solves Privacy Concerns in a Neighborhood

    flocksafety.com/blog/how-the-safe-list-solves-privacy-concerns-in-a-neighborhood

    The vendor's own description of its "Safe List." Learn how Flock operators opt-out individuals from their surveillance.

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