The National Park Service Is Using Flock. Rangers Are Pissed
The National Park Service installed Flock license plate reader cameras at parks including Yosemite, drawing criticism from current and former rangers.
According to 404 Media, the National Park Service has purchased and deployed Flock cameras at parks including Yosemite. Current and former rangers criticized the deployment, with one fearing a visitor could be pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate. The article is paywalled and provides limited technical or security detail.
- Flock cameras installed at parks including Yosemite.
- Rangers fear visitors could be held at gunpoint over plate-reader misreads.
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· Aug 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM
“I fear for the day when a visitor's National Park experience is interrupted by being pulled over and held at gunpoint because a license plate reader misread their plate.”
The National Park Service (NPS), the agency tasked with managing the U.S. national parks and monuments, has purchased Flock cameras and had them installed at parks including in Yosemite.
Current and former NPS rangers are not happy about it.
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