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October 2026 12

  1. Georgia leaders react after officer fired for sharing Flock access with ICE agent husband

    WSB-TVUnauthorized searchesMisuseImmigration / ICE

  2. A Fired Police Officer in Georgia Gave Her ICE Agent Husband Flock Access for Hundreds of Searches

    JezebelMisuseImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband

    The VergeMisuseImmigration / ICEData sharing

  4. Out-of-state police agency searched a university Flock camera network more than 183K times in 3 months

    kbtx.comData sharing

  5. Ga. officer fired for sharing ALPR access with ICE officer husband, disciplinary docs allege

    Police1Unauthorized searchesMisuseImmigration / ICE

  6. Are Police in Your Community Laundering License Plate Data Through Federal Drug Programs Into a Secretive Central Database?

    ACLUData sharing

  7. Documents: Ousted Savannah police officer gave ICE agent husband access to Flock system

    WJCLImmigration / ICEData sharing

  8. Following 404 Media Investigation, Senator Demands Info About White House's License Plate Surveillance Program

    404 MediaData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  9. To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused.

    Chicago Sun-TimesImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  10. Metro Detroit police accused of using Flock cameras to help ICE make arrests

    FOX 2 DetroitImmigration / ICEData sharing

  11. New bill seeks to ban federal use of Flock license plate readers

    News 12 - BrooklynData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  12. We Demand More Information on How Marin Cops Illegally Shared Flock ALPR Data

    EFFUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

September 2026 12

  1. How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program

    404 MediaData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  2. NYPD Reviews Use of Flock Safety AI License Plate Readers

    Government TechnologyUnauthorized searchesData sharing

  3. NYPD officers accessed Flock data in over 1,000 searches without a contract

    Washington ExaminerUnauthorized searchesData sharing

  4. Senators Push for Tighter Rules on Flock’s Nationwide Surveillance Network

    NewsweekData sharingWrongful stopsLawsuits & rulings

  5. Lexington PD's Flock searches for ICE were rare, records show — and mostly tied to money laundering, not immigration

    Spectrum NewsImmigration / ICEData sharing

  6. 5 public universities in Illinois use Flock surveillance cameras on campus, records show

    WBEZImmigration / ICEData sharing

  7. What’s Going On with the Cameras?

    La Voz (Bard College)Immigration / ICEData sharing

  8. Sheboygan canceling Flock contract over undisclosed data tracking

    FOX6 MilwaukeeData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  9. Automatic license plate readers and Flock: What to know

    South Dakota News WatchData sharingLawsuits & rulingsBacklash & cancellations

  10. Report shows Newburgh's Flock cameras accessed extensively by outside agencies

    WAMCData sharing

  11. Inside Arizona’s license plate reader audits: who’s searching and why

    KOLDUnauthorized searchesData sharing

  12. LMPD detective investigated for more alleged Flock misuse months after suspension in separate case

    WKYTUnauthorized searchesMisuseImmigration / ICE

August 2026 17

  1. “Get the Flock Out”: Western Massachusetts Residents Push Back Against Automated License Plate Readers

    Amherst IndyData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  2. Grand Rapids police, Flock officials face questions over data sharing and ICE

    Michigan AdvanceImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. Redwood City Police admit to improper street camera data sharing

    The AlmanacUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  4. Scoop: Senate Republican investigates Flock cameras

    AxiosData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  5. Mo. Sen. Josh Hawley probing Flock as surveillance scrutiny grows

    Spectrum NewsData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  6. S.T.O.P., LatinoJustice PRLDEF Report Finds NY Police Search Flock for ICE

    S.T.O.P.Unauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  7. Flock Favors: Police Across New York Search Flock on Behalf of ICE

    S.T.O.P.Unauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  8. Pflugerville turns off Flock license plate reader cameras over access concerns

    CBS AustinUnauthorized searchesData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  9. Pflugerville City Council votes to end Flock Safety contract

    Community ImpactUnauthorized searchesData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  10. Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers

    GPBData sharingLawsuits & rulingsMission creep

  11. Green Bay police audit Flock data, suspend sharing in response to privacy concern

    WPRData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  12. How Flock cameras help lead ICE to illegal immigrants

    Washington ExaminerImmigration / ICEData sharing

  13. Providence mayoral challenger says he would remove Flock cameras

    The Boston GlobeData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  14. Tempe ends license plate reader data sharing with Flock

    FOX 10 PhoenixMisuseData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  15. Immigration searches were conducted on Twin Falls Flock network. One month later, agreements changed.

    Idaho Capital SunImmigration / ICEData sharing

  16. To Flock or Not to Flock?

    Northern ExpressData sharing

  17. San Mateo County grand jury calls for stronger oversight for license plate readers

    Redwood City PulseData sharingLawsuits & rulings

July 2026 9

  1. Cities reverse course on automated license plate reader cameras amid privacy concerns

    The RecordImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  2. Audit finds ICE ran zero searches on CPD Flock camera network over 2.5 years

    ABC 6 On Your SideUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. Redwood City reviews license plate readers amid data-sharing concerns

    Redwood City PulseData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  4. LAPD suspends use of Flock surveillance cameras over privacy issues

    Los Angeles TimesData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  5. Ginther orders Columbus police to stop statewide sharing of Flock cameras after audit release

    WYSUImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  6. California Cops Tracked Protesters Using Orange County Sheriff's Flock System

    inadvertent.newsMisuseData sharing

  7. Nearly 2,000 ICE Searches Ran Through Cleveland’s Flock Camera Network

    Gadget ReviewImmigration / ICEData sharing

  8. ACLU voices concerns over Flock cameras in the state

    KRWG Public MediaData sharing

  9. Flock Lied About its ALPR technology. What Else Has It Lied About?

    ACLUImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

June 2026 5

  1. Woodburn Yanks Flock Cameras After Feds Tap License Plate Network

    HoodlineImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  2. Flock Safety denies that feds directly accessed San Francisco's camera system

    Local News MattersData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  3. SFPD says license plate readers 'improperly' accessed by out-of-state, fed agencies

    Local News MattersUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  4. Audit shows San Francisco police Flock license plate camera data accessed by outside agencies

    CBS News San FranciscoUnauthorized searchesData sharing

  5. SFPD audit shows Flock cameras accessed on behalf of federal, out-of-state agencies

    KTVUData sharingLawsuits & rulings

May 2026 5

  1. Records show Cleveland’s Flock network used for immigration searches. City blames Flock and drones

    cleveland.com (via IRTF Cleveland)Immigration / ICEData sharingMission creep

  2. Flock keeps spying on us all, and state and local officials aren't protecting us

    48 hillsAbuse & stalkingImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. Shaker Heights Changes Flock Policy After Outside Immigration Searches

    Cleveland SceneImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  4. Federal Immigration Officials Made 279 Queries into Bend's Flock Safety Data in its First Three Weeks

    The Source WeeklyUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  5. Dayton suspends Flock license plate readers, says data used for immigration enforcement

    Dayton Daily NewsImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

April 2026 3

  1. Palo Alto license plate data searched by hundreds of out-of-state agencies

    Palo Alto OnlineData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  2. Police say license plate cameras help them solve crimes, but residents and lawmakers raise concerns over privacy

    Michigan PublicImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  3. Wildlife Conservation Police Are Searching Thousands of Flock Cameras for ICE

    404 MediaImmigration / ICEData sharing

March 2026 4

  1. Berkeley defers extending contract for surveillance cameras

    KALWImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  2. New California Report, Old Flock Shenanigans

    Footnote4aData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  3. Class action suit against Flock license readers cites Los Gatan

    Los GatanData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  4. Cleveland Puts Flock Expansion on Hold Amid Local Pushback

    Cleveland SceneImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

February 2026 12

  1. Federal agencies gain access to Flock cameras in El Cerrito, police say

    NBC Bay AreaUnauthorized searchesData sharing

  2. Flock license plate readers shared data with out-of-state agencies, Ventura County audit finds

    CBS Los AngelesImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  3. Border Patrol, DHS accessed Woodburn Flock camera data, city audit shows

    Woodburn IndependentImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  4. Mountain View Council votes to get rid of license plate cameras

    Palo Alto Daily PostData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  5. Denver Flock cameras tied to immigration searches

    The Denver ClarionImmigration / ICEData sharing

  6. Amazon’s Ring cancels partnership with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police

    TechCrunchImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  7. Texas DPS installs license plate readers in Austin despite previous pushback

    Spectrum NewsImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  8. California city turns off Flock cameras after company shared data without authorization

    The RecordUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  9. West Hollywood Reviews Flock Deal After Feds Accessed Camera Data

    WeHo OnlineImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  10. As California Cities Grow Wary of Flock Safety Cameras, Mountain View Shuts Its Off

    KQEDData sharingLawsuits & rulingsBacklash & cancellations

  11. Mountain View police turn off license plate cameras after data sharing breach

    Mountain View VoiceUnauthorized searchesData sharingSecurity flaws

  12. Federal agencies improperly accessed city’s Flock camera data

    Palo Alto Daily PostUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

January 2026 5

  1. Is Minneapolis under surveillance during ICE surge? We went there to find out

    Straight Arrow NewsImmigration / ICEData sharing

  2. Amid immigration crackdown, Mountain View discovers unauthorized access to license plate data

    Mountain View VoiceUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. ‘We don’t have anything to hide’: Bowling Green Police explain use of Flock cameras

    WKYUImmigration / ICEData sharing

  4. How Flock Is Handling Sharing Data With ICE

    IPVMImmigration / ICEData sharing

  5. The 250,000+ Camera "City-Wide" Network

    Footnote4aUnauthorized searchesData sharing

December 2025 10

  1. EFF's Investigations Expose Flock Safety's Surveillance Abuses: 2025 in Review

    EFFMisuseAbuse & stalkingData sharing

  2. Flock Tells Customers to Disable Nationwide Lookup After Public Records Expose Search Activity

    Footnote4aMisuseData sharing

  3. License Plate Readers and Public Surveillance

    ACLU of MaineImmigration / ICEData sharing

  4. California Cities Double Down on License-Plate Readers as Federal Surveillance Grows

    KQEDImmigration / ICEData sharing

  5. Oakland approves $2M surveillance camera plan

    The OaklandsideData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  6. Oakland Council Expands Flock License Plate Reader Network Despite Privacy Concerns

    KQEDImmigration / ICEData sharing

  7. Anti-Flock group finds that state agencies accessed SCPD camera data thousands of times on feds' behalf since mid-2024

    Lookout Santa CruzImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  8. Richmond police chief shuts down license plate readers after discovering data was searchable

    RichmondsideImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  9. Georgia police chief, arrested for using Flock cameras for stalking and harassment, searched Capitola data earlier this year

    Lookout Santa CruzMisuseAbuse & stalkingData sharing

  10. New reports emerge on Border Patrol use of Flock cameras

    Wednesday JournalImmigration / ICEData sharing

November 2025 10

  1. CHP warns Flock over sharing of surveillance data with federal government

    KTVUImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  2. Flock Ships American Surveillance Footage to Offshore Contractors

    Footnote4aData sharingSecurity flaws

  3. Flock Safety cameras used to monitor protesters, rights group finds

    The RecordMisuseData sharing

  4. Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country

    404 MediaMisuseData sharing

  5. How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists

    EFFMisuseData sharing

  6. Border Patrol monitoring drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns

    PBS NewsHourImmigration / ICEData sharing

  7. City of Santa Cruz pauses statewide license plate data-sharing, citing Flock Safety's violation of California law

    Lookout Santa CruzMisuseData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  8. Woodburn suspends Flock Safety camera system amid community concerns

    KPTVData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  9. Some sanctuary states discover feds mining local license plate data

    NPRImmigration / ICEData sharing

  10. Records: Feds accessed Flock camera info thousands of times in Snohomish County

    HeraldNetImmigration / ICEData sharing

October 2025 20

  1. Federal Way approves expansion of Flock Safety cameras

    Federal Way MirrorImmigration / ICEData sharing

  2. Surveillance Supporters Tout Police Audit Logs But They’re Not an Effective Check and Balance

    ACLUUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. Sandy Springs police officer terminated after allegedly using city’s Flock cameras for personal gain

    WSB-TVUnauthorized searchesMisuseData sharing

  4. ‘Back-door’ loophole closed for SeaTac’s Flock cameras amid growing concern of immigration enforcement

    The SeaTac BlogImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  5. Flock Can Share Driver-Surveillance Data Even When Police Departments Opt Out, And Other Flock Developments

    ACLUData sharing

  6. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Appears to be Violating Its Own Policy and State Law on Automated License Plate Readers

    Lost Coast OutpostUnauthorized searchesMisuseImmigration / ICE

  7. Auburn police turn off federal use of Flock camera system after Border Patrol access

    University of Washington Center for Human RightsImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  8. Denver bans sharing of license plate reader data with the feds as part of five-month Flock contract extension

    Denver7Immigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  9. City Council Suspends Police Use of Automated Cameras, Citing Concern Over Data Sharing with Federal Agencies

    The Harvard CrimsonData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  10. Cambridge hits pause on license plate cameras amid privacy concerns

    Boston.comData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  11. Immigration agencies accessed WA law enforcement license plate data, report finds

    KUOWImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  12. Denver extends Flock surveillance cameras despite pushback from city council

    DenveriteImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  13. UW report finds police unknowingly shared license plate data with Border Patrol

    KOMO NewsImmigration / ICEData sharing

  14. Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement

    University of Washington Center for Human RightsImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  15. UW report states federal immigration agencies accessing WA police cams

    FOX 13 SeattleImmigration / ICEData sharing

  16. ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras

    404 MediaImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  17. Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

    EFFUnauthorized searchesMisuseData sharing

  18. Flock Gives Law Enforcement All Over the Country Access to Your Location

    ACLU of MassachusettsImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  19. California AG Bonta sues El Cajon over sharing of license plate reader data

    10NewsData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  20. California AG sues city for allowing out-of-state searches of license plate reader database

    The RecordData sharingLawsuits & rulings

September 2025 4

  1. Who combed Virginia’s Flock surveillance data for immigration enforcement? Search here.

    WHROImmigration / ICEData sharing

  2. Virginia surveillance network tapped thousands of times for immigration cases

    WHROImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. One sleepy Virginia town. Nearly 7 million hits on its surveillance network.

    WHROData sharing

  4. Fed immigration agencies used McLean County Sheriff's Department camera data despite Illinois law

    WGLTImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

August 2025 14

  1. After Oak Park cut ties, state says Flock Safety broke the law

    Wednesday JournalImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  2. Illinois State Gov Says Flock Violated State Law

    IPVMMisuseImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. License-plate reader company pauses work with federal agencies after backlash

    The RecordImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  4. Hundreds of police departments use camera company accused of breaking state law

    Capitol News IllinoisImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  5. License plate readers in Nebraska help ICE conduct immigration enforcement efforts

    Flatwater Free PressImmigration / ICEData sharing

  6. Evanston shuts down license plate cameras, terminates contract with Flock Safety

    Evanston RoundTableImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  7. Flock Pledges Changes After Illinois Data-Sharing Accusation

    Government TechnologyImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  8. Company violated Illinois law by sharing license plate data with Customs and Border Protection: Giannoulias

    NBC ChicagoMisuseImmigration / ICEData sharing

  9. License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns

    FOX 32 ChicagoImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  10. CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide

    404 MediaImmigration / ICEData sharing

  11. Loveland police chief assures residents license plate cameras will not be used for immigration

    FOX31 DenverImmigration / ICEData sharing

  12. Menlo Park police broke state law, shared license plate data out of state

    The AlmanacData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  13. Feds Used Local Cop's Password to Do Immigration Surveillance With Flock Cameras

    404 MediaUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  14. Frequent immigration-related searches of Denver Flock camera data revealed in logs

    KUNCImmigration / ICEData sharing

July 2025 5

  1. Hundreds of agencies tap Atherton's surveillance system for feds; town fails to follow own rules

    The AlmanacUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  2. Flock Safety to block immigration-, abortion-related requests for license-plate reader data, Wyden says

    Lookout Eugene-SpringfieldUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. SF, Oakland cops illegally funneled license plate data to feds

    The San Francisco StandardUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  4. Sandy Springs used Flock cameras to aid ICE immigration enforcement, data shows

    Appen MediaImmigration / ICEData sharing

  5. Fed’s hidden immigration weapon

    Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHROImmigration / ICEData sharingLawsuits & rulings

June 2025 13

  1. Flock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe

    EFFImmigration / ICEData sharing

  2. Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed

    404 MediaUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  3. City Council, EPD field concerns about license plate readers

    The Daily NorthwesternImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  4. License Plate Readers Proliferate in Washington, Bringing Concerns over ICE Overreach

    The UrbanistImmigration / ICEData sharing

  5. Central Texas cities cut license plate reader programs amid community criticism

    Spectrum NewsImmigration / ICEData sharingBacklash & cancellations

  6. California Cops Investigate ‘Immigration Protest’ With AI-Camera System

    404 MediaMisuseImmigration / ICEData sharing

  7. Emails Reveal the Casual Surveillance Alliance Between ICE and Local Police

    404 MediaImmigration / ICEData sharing

  8. Florida troopers tapped surveillance network for immigration searches, raising alarm

    WUSFImmigration / ICEData sharing

  9. California police are illegally sharing license plate data with ICE and Border Patrol

    CalMattersUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  10. Giannoulias accuses Texas of illegally accessing Mount Prospect license plate data in abortion case

    CBS ChicagoUnauthorized searchesData sharingLawsuits & rulings

  11. Mount Prospect police probed for sharing Illinois license plate reader data in Texas abortion case

    Chicago Sun-TimesUnauthorized searchesImmigration / ICEData sharing

  12. Illinois officials investigate license-plate data shared with police seeking woman who had abortion

    Bangor Daily NewsUnauthorized searchesMisuseData sharing

  13. Illinois license plate cameras used illegally by out-of-state police, Giannoulias says

    Capitol News IllinoisUnauthorized searchesMisuseImmigration / ICE

May 2025 3

  1. She Got an Abortion. So A Texas Cop Used 83,000 Cameras to Track Her Down

    EFFUnauthorized searchesMisuseData sharing

  2. A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion

    404 MediaUnauthorized searchesMisuseData sharing

  3. ICE Taps into Nationwide AI-Enabled Camera Network, Data Shows

    404 MediaImmigration / ICEData sharing

March 2023 1

  1. License Plate Surveillance, Courtesy of Your Homeowners Association

    The InterceptData sharingBacklash & cancellations