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Four US cities pull Flock cameras over privacy concerns

7/31/2026

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Several U.S. cities are disabling Flock surveillance cameras because of privacy concerns.
Fort Collins, CO; Eugene, OR; Madison, WI; and Knoxville, TN have canceled Flock contracts.
Vandalism has included cutting, painting, and ramming Flock cameras.
Flock reports about 120,000 ALPR/PTZ cameras nationwide and says its FreeForm tool can search footage by clothing, tattoos, or race, though it claims to only flag such terms.

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Several U.S. cities are disabling Flock surveillance cameras because of privacy concerns.
Fort Collins, CO; Eugene, OR; Madison, WI; and Knoxville, TN have canceled Flock contracts.
Vandalism has included cutting, painting, and ramming Flock cameras.
Flock reports about 120,000 ALPR/PTZ cameras nationwide and says its FreeForm tool can search footage by clothing, tattoos, or race, though it claims to only flag such terms.