{"id":3379,"date":"2026-08-14T01:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/the-fight-over-flock-and-other-alprs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T01:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:46:21","slug":"the-fight-over-flock-and-other-alprs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/the-fight-over-flock-and-other-alprs\/","title":{"rendered":"The fight over Flock and other ALPRs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Automatic license plate reader on a graphic pink and brown background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/STKS532_ALPRs_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/the-price-of-free-lpr#:~:text=Flock%27s%20network%20includes%20more%20than%20120%2C000%20cameras%20across%2049%20states%2C%20giving%20agencies%20a%20broader%20view%20of%20vehicle%20movement%20and%20a%20deeper%20pool%20of%20investigative%20leads.%20The%20usefulness%20of%20LPR%20grows%20with%20the%20size%20and%20reach%20of%20the%20network%20behind%20it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over 120,000<\/a> of Flock\u2019s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock\u2019s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track vehicles based on their license plate number, make, model, color, and other info, networked together to track vehicles and people\u2019s movements throughout the day and across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dozens of communities have canceled contracts for the cameras or turned them off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964903\/the-lapd-has-suspended-its-use-of-flocks-license-plate-readers-for-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including Los Angeles<\/a>, as officials have pushed for more limits on the data they collect, who has access to it, and how it can be used in the future. Earlier this year, Amazon-owned Ring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceled a partnership with Flock<\/a> after online backlash.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/979339\/flock-ceo-audits-data-retention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flock CEO: \u2018We got this one wrong\u2019<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/975358\/flock-cameras-target-practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flock cameras? Target practice.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/967616\/the-drive-flock-camera-ai-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another grim portent for our AI policing future.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964903\/the-lapd-has-suspended-its-use-of-flocks-license-plate-readers-for-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The LAPD has suspended its use of Flock\u2019s license plate readers, for now.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964425\/flock-safety-cease-and-desist-letter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">No, Flock isn\u2019t threatening people for debating surveillance<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/947895\/the-all-too-predictable-flock-stalking-problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The all-too-predictable Flock stalking problem.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/879203\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ai-surveillance-privacy-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/879320\/ring-flock-partnership-breakup-does-not-fix-problems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ring\u2019s Flock breakup doesn\u2019t fix its real problem<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878581\/flock-safety-pausing-partnership-with-ring\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flock is \u201cpausing further exploration of a potential partnership with Ring.\u201d<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/849624\/flock-ai-camera-feeds-exposed-benn-jordan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/834849\/philippines-flock-surveillance-404-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AI annotators overseas may be reviewing Flock license plate camera footage from the US.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801856\/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon\u2019s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/10\/28\/9626890\/license-plate-readers-eff-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unprotected license plate surveillance cameras let anyone with a web browser tune in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are over 120,000 of Flock\u2019s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. 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