The Flock surveillance cameras debate.

After 54 US cities reject its cameras, Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother'

Amid growing backlash across the United States, at least 54 cities have ended or refused Flock Safety's license plate-reading cameras.  Now, Flock CEO Garrett Langley has argued in a recent interview with Bloomberg that opponents are getting the company wrong. Here's what to know At the center of the fight is whether a fast-growing surveillance system should be able to log the movements of ordinary drivers, riders, and passersby who never agreed…

Why Do Flock Cameras Need To Be About Abortion?

By REBECCA DOWNS, The Daily Signal |August 14, 2026 Flock cameras have been a hot news topic, bringing together those who might not normally be on the same side of a policy debate. Like many issues, though, especially when it comes to cautious allies, the nuances of certain views ought to be further examined.  Who are among those opposing Flock cameras? Abortion activists in Ohio.Ohio may be a red state, but a 2023 ballot initiative opened the d…

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The man who built America’s biggest camera network reportedly hides from it. Can Flock survive?

Flock started in 2017 with one idea: Cameras read license plates and call the police when a stolen car rolls by. Nine years later, it’s a $7.5 billion company with 120,000-plus cameras, and your commute is a search result. Let me be fair, because this part is real. The system finds bad guys. Colorado police cleared two AMBER Alerts and a homicide in one week using Flock hits. The company says it’s helped reunite more than 1,000 missing people wi…

Behind the massive blowback against Flock cameras