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In red states, law-and-order Republicans turn against Flock cameras

Headline from Hawaiitribune Herald, from the development of Sep 5, 2026

Newest development Sep 5, 2026 · 2 reportsFlock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power

DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed police departments last month to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country.

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  1. Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power

    Headline from Vail Daily ·

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    In red states, law-and-order Republicans turn against Flock cameras

    Headline from Hawaiitribune Herald ·

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    Flock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power

    Headline from PBS NewsHour ·

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  1. The Hill

    Flock cameras expand police power — citizens must ask at what cost (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The debate is not simply about giving police effective tools. The real issue is expanding the government’s power to monitor people without clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the harm, meaningful public oversight, or safeguards strong enough to protect communities already subject to over-polic…

  2. WAMU Washington DC

    What fleets of Flock cameras mean for American privacy (opens WAMU Washington DC)

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    WAMU Washington DC's feed description

    What does widespread deployment of license plate readers on U.S. roads means for our privacy?

  3. Billings Gazette

    Flock cameras erode trust in local government — Richard Kyte (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    If you drive a car in the United States, chances are you have been recorded by Flock cameras.

  4. The Daily Caller

    INGERSOLL: Conservatives And Liberals Agree On Flock Cameras? Not Quite (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    They want crimes covered up. We just want to be left alone

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Siloam Springs police leadership responds to concerns over Flock cameras, license plate readers (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    SILOAM SPRINGS -- After concerns were raised about Flock Safety cameras in the city, Siloam Springs Police Department leaders are trying to set the record straight about how the devices are being used locally.

  6. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Across the country and up and down the ballot, candidates from both parties are increasingly on the attack over Flock cameras

  7. Christian Science Monitor

    Flock cameras: How a police tool sparked a surveillance revolt in the US (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    Flock Safety cameras, the most widely used automatic license plate readers in the country, are facing new pushback in response to privacy concerns.

  8. Blaze Media

    Worse than Flock: Josh Hawley expands 'unprecedented national surveillance' investigation (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Americans are concerned about being surveilled as soon as they step out their front doors these days. From doorbell cameras to traffic cameras to surveillance cameras that pick up any signal in the car, citizens have become particularly wary of the capabilities of Flock Safety cameras.

  9. Engadget

    Flock cameras are officially banned on state roads in Florida (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Florida joins a growing list of cities and states responding to the license plate reader backlash.

  10. KBRW

    Flock cameras draw opposition from across the political spectrum (opens KBRW)

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    KBRW's feed description

    As political races heat up heading into the midterms, candidates from both parties are increasingly joining the fray to voice concerns over Flock surveillance cameras.

  11. Jalopnik

    Flock Cameras Are Coming Down Around The Country Only To Be Replaced By The Same Technology With A Different Name (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Replacing one system of surveillance with another isn't a win. And the system some cities are replacing their Flock cameras with could be even more intrusive.

  12. The Guardian

    Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance cameras spur rare bipartisan backlash (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Politicians on the right and left are pushing back against Flock as more Americans voice opposition to the tech Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with …

  13. Hawaiitribune Herald

    In red states, law-and-order Republicans turn against Flock cameras (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    DALLAS — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed police departments last month to stop spending state money on Flock Safety cameras, the license-plate readers that have drawn bipartisan backlash around the country.

  14. PBS NewsHour

    Flock cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies' power (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Although police say the cameras are an invaluable crime-fighting tool, some critics say their pervasiveness amounts to unconstitutional warrantless mass surveillance.

  15. News Nation Now

    It's not just Flock. These cameras, ALPRs may also be in your community (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.

  16. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    It's not just Flock. These cameras, ALPRs, may also be in your community (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    ABC 27 Harrisburg's feed description

    Backlash to Flock cameras has been growing in recent months, but the surveillance equipment company isn't the only one that may be operating in your neighborhood.

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