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Poll Finds 46% Oppose Flock Surveillance Cameras in U.S.

8/28/2026

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A YouGov poll of 20,000 U.S. residents found 46% oppose Flock’s surveillance cameras, 38% support them.
Support dropped from a majority last year, marking a reversal in public sentiment.
Flock operates over 120,000 license-plate readers nationwide, amid police abuse reports prompting contract cancellations.
CEO Garrett Langley called for a compromise between surveillance and privacy after vandalism rose.
The ACLU labeled Flock’s new safeguards minimal and a major civil-liberties threat.

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A YouGov poll of 20,000 U.S. residents found 46% oppose Flock’s surveillance cameras, 38% support them.
Support dropped from a majority last year, marking a reversal in public sentiment.
Flock operates over 120,000 license-plate readers nationwide, amid police abuse reports prompting contract cancellations.
CEO Garrett Langley called for a compromise between surveillance and privacy after vandalism rose.
The ACLU labeled Flock’s new safeguards minimal and a major civil-liberties threat.