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Flock Safety gives police access to nationwide camera network

9/10/2026

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Flock Safety provides police with access to its nationwide camera network.
The company is valued at over eight billion dollars.
About forty percent of U.S. law-enforcement agencies contract with Flock, covering 130,000 cameras except Alaska.
Police in Plano, Illinois; Norcross, Georgia; and Tennessee searched over 24,000 Flock cameras for curfew, loitering, vagrancy or protest-related violations.
Police can use Flock camera data on vehicle make, model and color without a warrant.

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Story summary

Flock Safety provides police with access to its nationwide camera network.
The company is valued at over eight billion dollars.
About forty percent of U.S. law-enforcement agencies contract with Flock, covering 130,000 cameras except Alaska.
Police in Plano, Illinois; Norcross, Georgia; and Tennessee searched over 24,000 Flock cameras for curfew, loitering, vagrancy or protest-related violations.
Police can use Flock camera data on vehicle make, model and color without a warrant.