Flock has deployed 80,000 license‑plate readers and sells access through FlockOS to 5,000 police agencies and 1,000 corporations, plus schools and homeowner associations. Many private owners grant police access to their feeds, effectively widening law‑enforcement coverage without public procurement, hearings, or FOIA‑style oversight. A single private platform thus controls who can see, search, and retain location data on drivers across cities and suburbs.
— Privately owned sensors that feed public policing reshape civil liberties and accountability, creating a back‑door national surveillance network governed by corporate terms rather than public law.
BeauHD
2025.10.17
55% relevant
Like HOA‑owned cameras feeding police, this pilot extends private‑vendor surveillance infrastructure (ALPR, 360° video, thermal, drones) into everyday policing, expanding a back‑door dragnet through platformized tech rather than traditional, publicly governed systems.
EditorDavid
2025.10.04
80% relevant
Ring adding facial recognition to neighborhood doorbells extends private camera networks that can be accessed by law enforcement, echoing the Flock LPR model where resident‑owned sensors feed police beyond formal public procurement.
Isegoria
2025.09.06
100% relevant
“All these customers can choose to grant the police access to their camera feeds… Many do,” enabling FlockOS to aggregate coverage across 80,000 cameras.
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