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Flock slashes 1 in 6 jobs — as outcry builds to take down its whole camera network

Flock Safety has spent the better part of 2026 trying to convince people that its cameras aren’t mass surveillance tools used to track the whereabouts of anyone who drives by. Lawmakers aren’t buying it, though, as legislators push back to the point that the company is starting to collapse. Here are the latest updates on the Flock camera controversy. The…

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The Blaze· Oct 14, 6:00 PMFlock slashes 1 in 6 jobs — as outcry builds to take down its whole camera network

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Flock cameras in Michigan: Vandalism, bans and privacy concernsFlock Safety's license plate surveillance network faces a growing backlash as communities reject contracts and lawmakers propose limits on the technology.

M Live Michigan13d agoWhole story →

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Editorial: Flock camera abuse asks hard questions of local officialsDespite hopes that lawmakers and the ALPR industry would take substantive steps to ease privacy concerns, too little has been done.

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot1mo agoWhole story →

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Montana Senate Candidate Shoots Flock Camera in Ad, Calls for LimitsSeth Bodnar, a US Senate candidate in Montana who shoots a stand-in Flock camera in a new ad, is calling for federal regulations on surveillance tech.

Business Insider1mo agoWhole story →

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Lansing Council votes to end Flock camera use, but effort may be symbolicLansing's City Council asked Mayor Andy Schor to end all existing contracts for Flock cameras, but Schor was non-committal about whether he would.

Lansing State Journal2mo agoWhole story →

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Justin Bibb campaign payments to pastor raise Flock camera conflict concernsReverend Aaron Phillips rallied clergy to City Hall twice in support of the controversial Flock license plate reader program — while simultaneously receiving $17,500 in consulting payments from Bibb's reelection campaign.

cleveland.com3mo agoWhole story →

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