Victory in Cleveland, OH! 🏆
The ordinance would have authorized the director of public safety to enter into a new, one-year contract with #Flock for the existing ~100 #ALPR cameras (up to $250K).
The committee rejected it 3-1. ✅
The current contract expires June 28.
#deflock #surveillance
"Don't let them trick you into the idea that if you want auto thefts to go down that you need #Flock cameras. They were going down before Flock cameras; they're going down after Flock cameras. You do not need Flock cameras to reduce auto theft."
1/3
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Residents of #Tiverton, NE are calling for the immediate cancellation of the town's #Flock contract following the discovery that the PD's #ALPR contract has been funded by a private citizen from a neighboring town since at least 2021! 🤯
[via @steveahlquist.bsky.social]
#deflock #surveillance
Victory in #Yakima, WA! 🏆
The vote failed 3-3.
"the city will have to shut down 22 of the nearly 100 cameras that track our day-to-day movement. Embarrassingly, city council members admitted to not having even read the contracts before today’s vote!"
imginn.com/reel/DZrIUWU...
#deflock #alpr
"Get the #Flock out of MV"
There's a meet-up at Hillcrest Park in Mount Vernon, WA *tomorrow* (Tuesday, June 16) at 6pm! 🗓️
✍️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge...
#deflock #mountvernon #surveillance #alpr
Victory in Fort Collins, CO! 🏆
"Fort Collins City Council voted to not only end its contract with #Flock, but to end the contract early. The vote was approved by council members 6 to 1 and the decision comes after months of discussions"
www.9news.com/article/news...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
"This creates a searchable database of everyone, not just the suspects of crime."
"if you were to build a graph of that sheet and plot it to a map, now it's as if you've had a GPS on your car for an entire month."
#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flock
"... Flock’s audit trails are merely a performative gesture meant for PR purposes. Another tool in their belt for their marketing team, but without any actual value to law enforcement agencies that would use them to hold #Flock, officers, or other agencies accountable."
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Victory in Fort Collins, CO! 🏆
"Fort Collins City Council voted to not only end its contract with #Flock, but to end the contract early. The vote was approved by council members 6 to 1 and the decision comes after months of discussions"
www.9news.com/article/news...
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Via email just now:
"Update: The vote is now tentatively scheduled for July 7."
#deflock #redmond #surveillance #alpr #flock
“The optics of impropriety are impossible to ignore. Are we to believe that our privacy now goes to the highest bidder? We need immediate action to terminate this agreement and reassure the public..."
A must-read article! ✅
> "Free" #surveillance technology is never free. Someone profits or gains power from it. Police technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy donors do not offer these systems out of generosity; they offer them because surveillance serves their interests, not ours.
⚠️ #Flock is on the agenda in #Yakima, WA on 6/16 🗓️
Within the larger $270K /yr contract are 5 smaller agreements that expire at different points throughout the year. A contract for 22 of the 87 cameras is expiring so YPD seek to combine all 5 and bring to the council.
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
⚠️ The patent #Flock holds does not describe a license plate reader, but a system to:
- Track and profile human beings
- Create "fingerprint" data for every object detected
- Build a unified trajectory across time and space
- Generate automatic alerts
- Integrate with drones
#deflock #surveillance
An update from #Redmond City Council President Melissa Stuart via email! ✅
"At the conclusion of this week’s briefing, Council gave unanimous direction to schedule action on the #Flock contract. It will likely be scheduled for our June 16 business meeting."
🗓️ 06/16 ⏳
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Surveillance technology vendors, federal agencies, and wealthy private donors have long helped provide local law enforcement “free” access to surveillance equipment that bypasses local oversight. The ...
Doomscrolling about ALPRs & re-reading 1984? ❌
Gathering with neighbors to participate in your own government? ✅
Join Skagit DSA on June 16th to discuss our ongoing fight to remove Flock overreach from Mount Vernon! Scan the QR code to sign our petition, or visit actionnetwork.org/petitions/ge....
The ordinance would have authorized the director of public safety to enter into a new, one-year contract with Flock Group Inc. for the city’s roughly 100 license plate reader cameras, at a cost not to...
