After Flock, U.S. cities shift to Axon ALPRs as privacy concerns persist
TL;DR
Activists celebrated Longmont’s decision to drop Flock, but cities nationwide quickly replaced Flock’s license-plate readers with Axon’s ALPRs, intensifying a national debate over privacy, data retention, and cross-agency access. Officials argue ALPRs aid crime solving, while privacy advocates warn that swapping vendors doesn’t fix underlying governance; some municipalities are introducing safeguards and review boards, but local surveillance persists and calls for stronger data governance grow louder.
- Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched The Guardian
- Oxford city council becomes first southwest Ohio jurisdiction to vote to end Flock camera program WLWT
- The number of agencies with access to police Flock camera data in Minnesota ranges from zero to hundreds 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
- St. Paul city council president calling on city, Ramsey County to end Flock contracts Pioneer Press
- Police chief announces Flock camera is ‘gone from Calhan’ KKTV
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