GoKawiilFlock Safety loses 90 city contracts in August amid surveillance backlash
Anti-surveillance group Secure Justice reports that 214 cities and counties have dropped Flock Safety's license-plate camera contracts since 2021, with 90 cancellations in August alone—a fourfold jump from July. Communities from Lansing, Michigan to Pflugerville, Texas cited cost, data-sharing practices, network reach, and cases of police misuse as reasons for ending their deals. Flock says new city partnerships still outnumber cancellations roughly 10 to 1 this year.
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Flock's business model depends on a large, interconnected camera network that lets agencies search footage across jurisdictions, so a wave of local cancellations could shrink that network's usefulness even if new sign-ups continue elsewhere. The trend signals growing public unease over AI-driven surveillance infrastructure operating with limited oversight, which could pressure other surveillance vendors to address transparency and misuse concerns.
- 214 cities and counties have ended Flock contracts since 2021, with cancellations accelerating sharply in 2025.
- Key complaints include cost, cross-agency data sharing, expanding surveillance reach, and police misuse of the system.
- Flock claims new contracts still outpace cancellations 10-to-1, disputing that the pullback threatens its growth.
Source: techspot.com — Skye Jacobs, 2026-08-30
Published there as: “Cities are dropping Flock's surveillance cameras at a record pace”
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