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Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Flock Security cameras are, like most smart devices, small computers. They run a modified version of Android and wirelessly transmit footage to a database, where it is cataloged using AI for searched natural language searches by anyone with access to the system. Flock contracts with cities, towns, neighborhoods and businesses. In addition to Flock's infamous ALPRs, the company also offers AI security cameras, mobile security trailers, and — just in case you're a creep looking to point an AI camera into someone's backyard — quadcopter drones. All of them ope
Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast - EngadgetMax Miller for Engadget With so many alarming issues around Flock Safety, it's hard to understand why these AI surveillance cameras keep cropping up. There are a few reasons, ranging from citizen disenfranchisement to restrictive Flock contracts. While average citizens dislike the technology, especially those from marginalized groups most likely to be targeted by AI surveillance, they often have little to no say in the matter. Flock markets directly to law enforcement, and if you're a cop or pro-law-enforcement city official, it's easy to see why blanketing your locale in AI-powered cameras is
Flock cameras track more than your license plate, and they're spreading fast - EngadgetAccording to reports from various local and national news outlets, at least 18 police officers have either been arrested, fired, or placed under investigation for allegedly abusing data from Flock AI cameras to stalk their ex-partners. …
… However, police departments allegedly rarely call out Flock abuse. Most complaints come from “victims who have found patterns of abuse in public records files they have obtained from their local police departments,” notes the source. …
… Flock contracts with cities, towns, neighborhoods and businesses. In addition to Flock's infamous ALPRs, the company also offers AI security cameras, mobile security trailers, and — just in case you're a creep looking to point an AI camera into someone's backyard — quadcopter drones. …
Flock Safety can’t seem to stay out of the news recently , from the latest wave of attacks on Flock surveillance cameras to claims that Flock’s gunshot detection microphones are also picking up private home conversations . …
… Langley will discuss the company’s approach to the increasingly interwoven nature of AI and the surveillance industry in a discussion that’s certain to prove illuminating to Flock’s supporters and its critics. …
… The contract expiry caught the surveillance company by “surprise,” said Flock spokesperson Holly Beilin in an email to TechCrunch. Flock said it was confident that the company could “clear up the current misconceptions” that led to the contract’s end. …
… Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, stated in an open letter to Flock Safety , “local” law enforcement isn’t that local anymore, especially when 75% of Flock’s law enforcement customers have enrolled in the National Lookup Tool , which allows information sharing across the country between all partic… …
… Not all have turned against Flock. In Bandera, Texas, a city of 900 residents about 50 miles northwest of San Antonio, a city council member was so frustrated after the city canceled its Flock contract that he even floated a ban on cell phones and the internet . …
A cybersecurity researcher covered a Toyota in an AI-generated pattern to confuse Flock cameras
Podcast Podcast: Flock is Tracking People, Not Just Cars Joseph Cox · Jul 22, 2026 at 9:56 AM How cops are using Flock to look for specific people; the company buying mountains of books for AI companies; and the big Suno hack. …
