Police stop drivers after AI flags license-plate travel as suspicious
An ACLU account says an officer showed a driver a nationwide plate heat map and claimed an FBI role after a pretext stop.
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33 articles · newest firstFlock CEO tells police chiefs anti-Flock protests are not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed criticism on paid posts and Russian bots without evidence.
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Flock CEO tells police chiefs that public backlash is not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed Russian bots and said his wife advised him never to apologize.
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California fusion center flags Flock council meetings as targets
OCIAC told police there were no specific credible threats, yet listed turnout, emotion, and media as safety risks.
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Savannah officer shared Flock login with ICE agent husband, records say
An audit tied 983 searches and 97 plates across six states to her shared account before she was fired.
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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
Flock CEO Garrett Langley defends license-plate surveillance despite cancelled contracts, layoffs, and privacy backlash.
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Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different
Flock’s CEO says its microphones detect only gunshots, while company materials describe broader ambient-audio detection.
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Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock's CEO says the company has not dropped police customers despite officers misusing its plate database.
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Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Flock is cutting about 270 employees, 18% of staff, as privacy backlash grows over its license-plate cameras.
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Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled a Tulsa deputy's warrantless Flock license-plate search unconstitutional and suppressed the evidence.
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Oklahoma judge’s Flock ruling shows the power of Supreme Court’s digital evidence decision
An Oklahoma judge suppressed Flock license-plate data, citing the Supreme Court's Chatrie geofence ruling.
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Lawmakers Introduce Multiple Laws to Curb Flock After 404 Media Coverage
Lawmakers proposed bills to restrict federal use of Flock automatic license plate reader cameras.
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How the Feds Get Your Data
US grant rules are pushing cities to send license-plate data into federal surveillance systems.
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
US drug-control grants push cities to feed license-plate reader data into federal HIDTA systems.
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The vibes are bad for Flock in Washington
Senators scrutinized Flock's AI license-plate surveillance after its CEO skipped a Judiciary hearing.
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Is Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help
Journalists investigate cities switching to Axon ALPR cameras and seek public records on usage and inter-agency data sharing.
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Doctor Doom Thanked Seattle for All the Surveillance Cameras
Activist dressed as Doctor Doom urged Seattle's council to curb Axon and Flock surveillance after a committee voted to redirect $250,000 from CCTV expansion.
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Smear Campaign Says Anti-Flock Movement Is Chinese Propaganda
Lobbying report and coordinated media push claim anti-Flock surveillance opposition is Chinese-linked propaganda; 404 Media disputes the evidence.
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Automobile Camouflage to Hide from Flock Cameras
Schneier on Security highlights a printed vehicle-camouflage pattern tested to defeat Flock surveillance cameras and Axon body cameras.
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Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested
WIRED podcast covers George Santos' lifetime Kalshi ban with $71,000 fine, a Google engineer's Polymarket insider-trading case, and Flock's AI police search tool.
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Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
Flock webinars teach police to surveil No Kings protests and routine events using FlockOS, ALPRs, drones, and AI-powered video search.
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Texas Police Used AI to Write Report About Using Flock to Search for Woman Who Had Abortion
Johnson County, Texas deputies used Axon's Draft One AI to write a report about searching 80,000+ Flock cameras for a woman who self-administered an abortion.
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Cops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don't Destroy Them
Axon says police want its ALPR cameras to look different from Flock devices as widespread vandalism and public backlash against Flock spreads.
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Florida and Texas move to block Flock cameras over privacy concerns
Florida and Texas move to end use of Flock license plate cameras, citing privacy concerns and database misuse by police.
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How an Atlanta Suburb Ended Up Sharing Flock Data With More Than 2,000 Organizations
Alpharetta, Georgia police share Flock surveillance camera data with more than 2,000 organizations, from federal agencies to a fish and wildlife commission.
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Florida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi Salute
Brevard County deputy resigned after investigation found he used Flock surveillance cameras to stalk his ex-girlfriend and committed misconduct.
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'Darth Vader' Wants Flock in San Diego
A person dressed as Darth Vader praised Flock surveillance technology during public comment at a San Diego city council committee meeting.
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Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears
The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act advances toward Senate attachment to the defense bill, drawing ACLU warnings of expanded ICE surveillance powers.
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Police Are Hiding Their Use of Flock Surveillance Cameras
A Flock ALPR usage policy in Wapello County, Iowa instructs police not to disclose their use of license plate reader cameras to the public.
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'I Saw a Shiny Thing': Cop Explains Why He Used License Plate Reader to Stalk Woman
Body camera footage shows Florida officer Lamar Roman used DMV databases and ALPR cameras to stalk a woman; dozens of Flock misuse cases surfaced.
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Behind the Blog: Endless Scam Parade
404 Media's behind-the-blog discusses Spotify tagging AI-generated artists as a tipping point in platforms algorithmically rejecting AI slop.
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Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s 'Superintelligent' AI Future That No One Wants
404 Media podcast discusses Meta's 'superintelligent' AI agents push, AI posing as human peer reviewers, and cities swapping Flock cameras for Axon.
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The Government is Monitoring Anti
Fusion center bulletins reveal US law enforcement monitoring anti-Flock social media accounts and warning police ahead of the DeFlock Week of Action against license plate readers.
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