A wave of anti-surveillance vigilantism is gripping American activists. According to a February 2026 report by Blood in the Machine, a journalism project by author Brian Merchant, concerned citizens ...

After meeting for hours Tuesday night, there is still no decision on the future of license plate readers in the city of Richmond. Plenty of public comment was shared, with the Richmond City Council ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday said it wants to know more about how data captured by the ...

From New York to Alabama to Arizona, everyday people are mounting a local resistance to the company’s mass surveillance. And sometimes, they take matters into their own hands. Len Phillips had just ...

San Jose police Chief Paul Joseph is recommending a series of changes to how Flock cameras are used in the city. The proposal being considered by the city council come after community groups recently ...

Brian Merchant, writing for Blood in the Machine, reports that people across the United States are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras, amid rising public anger that the license ...

Flock cameras have become such attractive targets for destruction that some police have become protective of information about where they’re mounted. A local news story Friday in Louisville, Kentucky ...

The Aspen Police Department is working to install two license plate-reading cameras made by the Georgia-based Flock Safety, the same surveillance company whose cameras have stirred public controversy ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver is considering ending its relationship with Flock, a controversial company that maintains a network of license-plate reading cameras in the city, but ...

One of the first things that impressed Richard Nixon on his historic trip to Beijing in 1972 was the honour guard of tall soldiers. “Each man turned his head slowly as I passed, creating an almost ...

Amazon's Ring unit has ended its deal with security technology company Flock Safety after backlash over a Super Bowl commercial for the retail giant's smart doorbell sparked concerns about unwanted ...

Amazon's Ring has terminated its partnership with police tech company Flock Safety. The partnership came under scrutiny after the Amazon doorbell company ran an ad during the Super Bowl that touted a ...