Get the “Flock” out of here! With the recent spree of vandalism locally and nationwide that has affected FLOCK surveillance cameras, we delve inside the growing vigilante movement to knock out these Automated License Plate Readers. Tonight, on this explosive, investigative, informative brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up — like an intense laser beam, we’re focusing on Flock Automated License Plate Reading Cameras and this AI-driven technology. The industry, for short refers to them as ALPRs. It seems like Flock Automatic License Plate Reader Cams are everywhere, on every street and corner. Big brother is certainly watching you and there doesn’t seem to be a damned thing you can do about it! Flock Safety’s automated license plate-reading cameras, used by thousands of law enforcement agencies in the U.S., have drawn intense criticism from concerned citizens and civil liberties groups, among others. Are they an unlawful, unconstitutional invasion of your privacy? Can you have and expect any expectation of privacy while you are in public? The argument rages on. Flock Safety is a private company based in Atlanta, GA valued at $8bn that supplies the lion’s share of the license plate-reading cameras used by law enforcement departments across the nation. Law enforcement agencies have embraced them, but police departments are not the only customers. College campuses and homeowner’s associations have also put up the cameras. More municipalities, both large and small, are budgeting for them. More than 7,000 organizations in the United States have contracts with Flock Safety, according to the company. The proliferation of Flock cameras has divided the public and rattled civil liberties watchdogs. The ACLU argues that the extensive network: — constitutes mass surveillance, — raises privacy concerns regarding tracking daily habits, — and can be used to track people attending protests or religious institutions. How do you feel about your every move being watched and surveilled by the government? Does this fact stress you out or perhaps make you feel anxious? Or do these cameras provide you with a heightened sense of physical safety and security? — Do you think these cameras offer any significant crime reduction? — Do you feel unease from a loss of privacy? We want to know … you can email us at prizzo7778@gmail.com Tell us exactly how you feel about the Automatic License Plate Reader Cameras taking your picture EVERY time you drive down the street: — Do you even notice? — Do you care? Some say the cameras are a valuable tool to help catch criminals and senior citizens when they wander away from their homes, while critics argue that the information they collect can be misused by the government or rogue law enforcement officers. Several law enforcement officers have been disciplined for misusing data from Flock’s cameras, including an officer in Milwaukee who was criminally charged after using camera data to track someone he was dating and the person’s ex. We’ll examine what the Supreme Court has said about this. — Does the government throw a too large and too wide of a dragnet … considering EVERY person to be a suspect? That isn’t how the U.S. Constitution works, and it doesn’t permit that, either. All people are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law and an officer must possess a reasonable, articulable suspicion of a specific crime that has been committed to briefly stop or detain a person. That kind of stop is referred to as a Terry Stop. We’ll examine exactly what Flock cameras are: We’ll share with you why they’ve come under such public fire as they produce a treasure-trove of highly sophisticated surveillance records instantly. Sure, proponents say this helps prevent crime, opponents say the information can be dangerous in the wrong hands and are the tools of tyranny and control. That criticism has intensified as the Trump administration has carried out immigration crackdowns across the nation, fueling concerns about clients sharing license plate information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies. In Washington State, at least seven police departments and one sheriff’s office had granted access to the U.S. Border Patrol to their license plate reader networks in 2025, according to an analysis by the University of Washington. An audit by the city of Columbus, Ohio, found that its Flock data had been searched more than 15,000 times for potential immigration-related purposes since 2024. Since the company’s inception in 2017, many municipalities have added the popular technology, however as of late more communities have either deactivated the cameras or canceled their contracts with ALPR suppliers because of complaints about mass surveillance and what critics have called a lack of guardrails over who can access the information. This technology is testing the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, in ways the constitutional framers could never have anticipated. You can register for Flock Safety’s SafeList here: How Flock's SafeList Removes Your Car From Camera Searches Frequently Asked Questions | Flock Safety Listen to our first episode on this topic, here. We speak the truth, protect the vulnerable and always pursue justice. Tune in for all the explosive details and our sponsors Newsly & Feedspot! We want to hear from you! Support the show
