{"id":2092276,"date":"2026-08-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2092276"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:00:00","slug":"the-fight-over-flock-and-other-alprs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2092276","title":{"rendered":"The fight over Flock and other ALPRs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><main id=\"content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o1ls916 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92g\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls917\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls918 o1ls91 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls919\" data-concert=\"storystream_top_leaderboard_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"_1044qiz3\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg1 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg8\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--lede\">\n<div class=\"yfv1cc0\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--stream-lede _1vukj750 sticky-nav-trigger\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj751 _1vukj752\"><span class=\"_1vukj753\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"_1uf8q81e\">\n<li class><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\" class=\"_1uf8q814 _19wv7tc5\">Tech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw7 g4xafw1 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 _1vukj754\">Updated <!-- -->Today, <time datetime=\"2026-08-13T13:00:00+00:00\">Aug 13, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj755\">\n<h1 class=\"cbn62f1 cbn62f0 _19wv7tc9\">The fight over Flock and other ALPRs<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj756\">\n<div class=\"_1vukj757\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-byline _19wv7tci _1p3b6390\"><span class><span>by<\/span> <!-- --> <span class=\"_1p3b6392 _1p3b639b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/stevie-bonifield\">Stevie Bonifield<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1vukj757 _1vukj758\"><span class><\/p>\n<ul class=\"duet--article--share-buttons _1e9wo7z0\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"_1e9wo7zo\"><button aria-label=\"Copy link\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Link<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Share article\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Share<\/title><\/button><\/li>\n<li><a aria-label=\"Open RSS feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/rss\/stream\/979869\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>RSS<\/title><\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Gift this article\" class=\"_1e9wo7z1\"><title>Gift<\/title><\/button><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"_1vukj759 _1044qizr\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc2\">\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yfv1cc1\">\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92i\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_white_desktop\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o1ls98 o1ls90 o1ls92h\">\n<div class=\"o1ls90 o1ls9f o1ls99\" data-concert=\"article_sponsorship_headline_above_mobile_and_tablet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg4\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body _1j7mcyg5\">\n<section class=\"_1j7mcyg2 _1j7mcyg0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/the-price-of-free-lpr#:~:text=Flock%27s%20network%20includes%20more%20than%20120%2C000%20cameras%20across%2049%20states%2C%20giving%20agencies%20a%20broader%20view%20of%20vehicle%20movement%20and%20a%20deeper%20pool%20of%20investigative%20leads.%20The%20usefulness%20of%20LPR%20grows%20with%20the%20size%20and%20reach%20of%20the%20network%20behind%20it\">over 120,000<\/a> of Flock\u2019s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock\u2019s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track vehicles based on their license plate number, make, model, color, and other info, networked together to track vehicles and people\u2019s movements throughout the day and across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Dozens of communities have canceled contracts for the cameras or turned them off, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964903\/the-lapd-has-suspended-its-use-of-flocks-license-plate-readers-for-now\">including Los Angeles<\/a>, as officials have pushed for more limits on the data they collect, who has access to it, and how it can be used in the future. Earlier this year, Amazon-owned Ring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\">canceled a partnership with Flock<\/a> after online backlash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"_1j7mcyg3\">\n<div class=\"duet--navigation--stream-highlights _1kdbk8y0 ra4yju0 fqaeio0\">\n<div class=\"_1kdbk8y1 h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ra4yju1\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ra4yju2\">\n<li class=\"ra4yju3\"><a class=\"ra4yju4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/979869\/flock-alpr-ai-surveillance-protest-privacy#dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTc5MzM5\">Flock CEO: \u2018We got this one wrong\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"updates-section\" class=\"_1n3sh6v0\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTc5MzM5\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lauren Feiner\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Lauren_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\">Today, <time datetime=\"2026-08-13T13:00:00+00:00\">1:00 PM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/lauren-feiner\">Lauren Feiner<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/979339\/flock-ceo-audits-data-retention\">Flock CEO: \u2018We got this one wrong\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Key Speakers At Semafor World Economy Summit\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/gettyimages-2270933352.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Key Speakers At Semafor World Economy Summit\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/gettyimages-2270933352.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0.0062492188476426%2C100%2C99.987501562305&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Aaron Schwartz\/Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Surveillance tech company Flock is rolling out updates to address reports of cops across the country abusing its tools to stalk ex-romantic partners and others. CEO Garrett Langley is delivering a mea culpa, and in an interview with <em>The Verge<\/em>, says he\u2019s changed his mind on what responsibility Flock bears for how law enforcement uses it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Over the coming weeks, Flock will begin implementing updates that include requiring a previously optional feature called Audit Assistance, which flags \u201cabnormal search behavior\u201d and immediately locks out suspicious users until an administrator reviews their activity. All users will also be required to enter case codes to run searches, ideally limiting the ability to run a query for personal or nefarious purposes. This can be overridden by an administrator for emergency situations, like tracking a missing child, but those will automatically be flagged for review.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/979339\/flock-ceo-audits-data-retention\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TC Sottek\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195835\/TC_SOTTEK.0.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T20:53:55+00:00\">Aug 4<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tc-sottek\">TC Sottek<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">Flock cameras? Target practice.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2026\/08\/04\/congressional-candidate-arrested-after-flock-surveillance-cameras-shot-at.html\"><em>BoingBoing <\/em>notes<\/a>, a Tennessee candidate <em>for Congress <\/em>was charged for four counts of felony vandalism for allegedly shooting up Flock cameras. The Blount County sheriff\u2019s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcso.com\/joint-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-lenoir-city-man\/\">says the suspect admitted<\/a> to shooting the \u201cALPR systems\u201d over about a week in July. To say these systems are unpopular is becoming an understatement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbe\">\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvb9\"><a class=\"_1y5ugvba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcso.com\/joint-investigation-leads-to-arrest-of-lenoir-city-man\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joint investigation leads to arrest of Lenoir City man &#8211; BCSO<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1y5ugvbb\">[<!-- -->BCSO<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"TC Sottek\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195835\/TC_SOTTEK.0.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-18T17:27:35+00:00\">Jul 18<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/tc-sottek\">TC Sottek<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">Another grim portent for our AI policing future.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Joel Feder at <em>The Drive <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/how-flock-cameras-wrongly-tracked-me-for-days-over-stolen-plates-and-sent-police-after-me\">reported a frightening story<\/a> about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964903\/the-lapd-has-suspended-its-use-of-flocks-license-plate-readers-for-now\">Flock cameras<\/a>, recently suspended by the LAPD, tracked him in Minnesota and sent police after him over \u201cstolen plates.\u201d (They were not.) Flock says its cameras worked \u201ccorrectly\u201d in the lead-up to a potentially deadly incident. But here we are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/965066\/ai-police-cops\">in our new era of computer policing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbe\">\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvb9\"><a class=\"_1y5ugvba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/inside-the-flock-dragnet-how-systemic-errors-led-to-police-ambushing-me-for-no-reason\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Flock Says Its Cameras Worked &#8216;Correctly&#8217; When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1y5ugvbb\">[<!-- -->The Drive<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T18:09:25+00:00\">Jul 13<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">The LAPD has suspended its use of Flock\u2019s license plate readers, for now.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Over the weekend, the three-year deal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/879203\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ai-surveillance-privacy-security\">Flock Safety\u2019s 138 pole-mounted surveillance cameras<\/a> came to an end, as the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-07-11\/lapd-suspends-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras-over-privacy-issues\">LA Times<\/a><\/em> reports the LAPD CIO says it ended the arrangement while working on a new contract that has \u201cvery clear terms\u201d about who owns the data collected and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/849624\/flock-ai-camera-feeds-exposed-benn-jordan\">what happens to it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">An unnamed spokesperson for Flock <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/flock-safety-says-lapd-halting-the-use-of-their-license-plate-readers-was-a-surprise\/\">told media outlets<\/a> that unspecified \u201cmisconceptions\u201d led to the pause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbe\">\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvb9\"><a class=\"_1y5ugvba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-07-11\/lapd-suspends-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras-over-privacy-issues\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LAPD suspends use of Flock surveillance cameras over privacy issues<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1y5ugvbb\">[<!-- -->Los Angeles Times<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6OTY0NDI1\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jay Peters\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/JAY_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-11T00:10:38+00:00\">Jul 11<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jay-peters\">Jay Peters<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964425\/flock-safety-cease-and-desist-letter\">No, Flock isn\u2019t threatening people for debating surveillance<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Cath Virginia \/ The Verge | Photos from Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety. Flock has received significant backlash over its technology and work with law enforcement agencies, and this letter kicked off yet another wave of criticism against the company for allegedly trying to shut down discussions of its work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">\u201cWE WILL NOT BE SILENCED,\u201d the group, The Saturday Salon, wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesaturdaysalon\/\">the Instagram post<\/a>, which has more than 3,000 likes. A separate post about the letter on Bluesky has <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/bennjordan.bsky.social\/post\/3mqcmjhtstc2y\">more than 360 reposts<\/a>. The text of the letter demands that the group stop hosting conversations about Flock\u2019s surveillance technology. In a DM from The Saturday Salon\u2019s Instagram account, Schuyler Lifschultz tells <em>The Verge<\/em> that it \u201cfound this letter taped to our front door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/964425\/flock-safety-cease-and-desist-letter\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Richard Lawler\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/RICHARD_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-10T17:02:25+00:00\">Jun 10<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/richard-lawler\">Richard Lawler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">The all-too-predictable Flock stalking problem.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">A report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people\/\">404 Media<\/a><\/em> shows how more than a dozen cases around the US have shown police <a href=\"https:\/\/deflockjoplin.today\/posts\/2026-01-08-JPD-Audit.html?ref=404media.co\">using Flock to illegally stalk victims<\/a>. Flock acknowledged it\u2019s aware of 15 incidents, claiming\u201ceach surfaced because of the transparency and accountability features deliberately built into our platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">But that doesn\u2019t reflect how some victims only found out by using the HaveIBeenFlocked.com website that Flock has tried to have taken down, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/9\/26\/4774960\/nsa-reveals-intentional-abuse-of-surveillance-database\">many<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/8\/24\/4654480\/nsa-agents-reportedly-eavesdropped-on-love-interests\">years <\/a>of similar reports with other surveillance tech, a problem the NSA tagged \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/BL-WB-40005\">LOVEINT<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbe\">\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvb9\"><a class=\"_1y5ugvba\" href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/cops-keep-getting-arrested-for-using-flock-to-stalk-people\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"_1y5ugvbb\">[<!-- -->404 Media<!-- -->]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODc5MjAz\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nilay Patel\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195834\/NILAY_PATEL.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-16T15:00:00+00:00\">Feb 16<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/nilay-patel\">Nilay Patel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/879203\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ai-surveillance-privacy-security\">Let\u2019s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"r21yj70\">\n<div class=\"f8x97j3 _1044qizz\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Today, let\u2019s talk about the camera company Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">You probably saw this ad during the Super Bowl a couple of weekends ago:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/podcast\/879203\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ai-surveillance-privacy-security\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODc5MzIw\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jennifer Pattison Tuohy\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Jenn_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-14T13:00:00+00:00\">Feb 14<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jennifer-tuohy\">Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/879320\/ring-flock-partnership-breakup-does-not-fix-problems\">Ring\u2019s Flock breakup doesn\u2019t fix its real problem<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STKR003_RINGCAMERAS\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKR003_RINGCAMERAS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STKR003_RINGCAMERAS\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKR003_RINGCAMERAS.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The most striking thing about Ring\u2019s statement that it had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\">parted ways with Flock Safety<\/a> is what the home security company didn\u2019t say. There was no mention of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/866003\/ring-ice-camera-access-flock\">public backlash around ties to ICE<\/a>, or any promise to address users\u2019 concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/876866\/ring-search-party-super-bowl-ad-online-backlash\">company\u2019s relationships with law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/870315\/ice-invades-minnesota-and-minnesotans-fight-back\">increasingly authoritarian<\/a> political climate, the threat of mass surveillance fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/news\/privacy-technology\/machine-surveillance-is-being-super-charged-by-large-ai-models\">AI-powered cameras<\/a> is what many people fear. Yet Ring\u2019s statement made no attempt to address this. Instead, the company claims it <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ring.com\/about-ring\/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership\/\">canceled Flock\u2019s integration<\/a> with its <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ring.com\/about-ring\/ring-launches-community-requests-a-new-way-to-help-your-community\/\">Community Requests<\/a> tool because it would \u201crequire significantly more time and resources than anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/879320\/ring-flock-partnership-breakup-does-not-fix-problems\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jennifer Pattison Tuohy\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Jenn_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-13T01:23:23+00:00\">Feb 13<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jennifer-tuohy\">Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">Flock is \u201cpausing further exploration of a potential partnership with Ring.\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\">Ring announced<\/a> that it had canceled integration with Flock Safety, the law enforcement technology company criticized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras\/\">connections to ICE<\/a> (a claim<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/does-flock-share-data-with-ice\"> it denies<\/a>) has released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/02\/12\/3237793\/0\/en\/An-Update-on-Ring-Partnership-Flock-Safety-Refocuses-on-Local-Communities-and-Innovation.html\">it\u2019s own statement<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/an-update-on-ring-partnership\">blog post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbg\">\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote _1lkuyz81 _1lkuyz80 _19wv7tc9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz8b _1lkuyz88\">Over the past several months, Flock and Ring explored whether their respective platforms could responsibly complement one another in support of public safety. Throughout those discussions, Flock engaged extensively with customers, public officials, and community stakeholders to understand expectations around accountability, transparency, and lawful use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1lkuyz8b _1lkuyz88\">Based on that engagement, Flock and Ring have chosen to cancel the planned integration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODc4NDQ3\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jennifer Pattison Tuohy\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Jenn_BLURPLE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-12T23:00:00+00:00\">Feb 12<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/jennifer-tuohy\">Jennifer Pattison Tuohy<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\">Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STKS525_MASS_SURVEILLANCE\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKS525_MASS_SURVEILLANCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STKS525_MASS_SURVEILLANCE\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKS525_MASS_SURVEILLANCE.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Cath Virginia \/ The Verge, Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Following intense backlash to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801856\/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video\">partnership with Flock Safety<\/a>, a surveillance technology company that works with law enforcement agencies, Ring <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ring.com\/about-ring\/ring-and-flock-cancel-partnership\/\">has announced<\/a> it is canceling the integration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">In a statement published on Ring\u2019s blog and provided to <em>The Verge<\/em> ahead of publication, the company said: \u201cFollowing a comprehensive review, we determined the planned Flock Safety integration would require significantly more time and resources than anticipated. We therefore made the joint decision to cancel the integration and continue with our current partners \u2026 The integration never launched, so no Ring customer videos were ever sent to Flock Safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/878447\/ring-flock-partnership-canceled\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODQ5NjI0\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Emma Roth\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/author_profile_images\/195810\/EMMA_ROTH.0.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-23T16:09:58+00:00\">Dec 23, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/emma-roth\">Emma Roth<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/849624\/flock-ai-camera-feeds-exposed-benn-jordan\">Dozens of Flock AI camera feeds were just out there<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/STK471_Government_Surveillance_CVirginia_C.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Cath Virginia \/ The Verge | Photos from Getty Images<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The livestreams connected to more than 60 of Flock\u2019s AI-powered surveillance cameras were left available to view on the web, allowing someone to see live feeds of each location without needing a username or password, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vU1-uiUlHTo&amp;t=181s\">findings from tech YouTuber Benn Jordan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves\/\"><em>404 Media<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Flock is a technology company that works <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/the-power-of-connected-intelligence\">with thousands<\/a> of law enforcement agencies and businesses to deploy a network of AI-powered cameras across the country. It also recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801856\/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video\">partnered with Ring<\/a>, giving Flock customers the ability to request footage from users in Ring\u2019s Neighbors app. As noted by <em>404 Media<\/em>, many of Flock\u2019s cameras are made to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows\/\">scan a vehicle\u2019s license plates<\/a>. However, the feeds exposed to the internet connect to Flock\u2019s Condor cameras, which can pan, tilt, and zoom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flocksafety.com\/blog\/new-ai-video-analytics-features-24-7-security-coverage-no-extra-staff-needed?ref=404media.co\">automatically track people and vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/849624\/flock-ai-camera-feeds-exposed-benn-jordan\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"duet--content-cards--content-card duet--content-cards--quick-post _1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep82\">\n<div class=\"rj2ep87\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elissa Welle\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/ELISSA_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-01T16:07:44+00:00\">Dec 1, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/elissa-welle\">Elissa Welle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_4ine552 _4ine550\">\n<div class=\"_4ine554\">AI annotators overseas may be reviewing Flock license plate camera footage from the US.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf _1y5ugvb0\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">An exposed dataset from the license plate surveillance company Flock, which is known to work with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/825142\/ap-investigation-reveals-border-patrols-nationwide-surveillance-network-of-license-plate-readers\">US Border Patrol<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows\/\">ICE via local police<\/a>, showed that some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/features\/23764584\/ai-artificial-intelligence-data-notation-labor-scale-surge-remotasks-openai-chatbots\">AI annotators<\/a> paid to classify American license plates are located in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbf\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">After <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai\/\">404 Media<\/a><\/em> contacted Flock for comment, the dataset disappeared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class>\n<div class=\"_1y5ugvbc\">\n<div style=\"position:relative\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizj\">\n<div class>\n<div style=\"background-image:none\" class=\"duet--media--content-warning _1k8kvzd0\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--image-gallery-image _1pegheu0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.78731\" id=\"dmcyOmltYWdlOjgzNDg4Ng==\"><a class=\"_1pegheu1\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/flock-ml-3.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" data-pswp-height=\"1119\" data-pswp-width=\"2000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of the exposed material from the surveillance company Flock, as spotted by 404 Media.\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/flock-ml-3.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><figcaption class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmba\"><em>Screenshot of the exposed material from the surveillance company Flock, as spotted by 404 Media. <\/em><\/figcaption><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: 404 Media<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6ODAxODU2\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elissa Welle\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/ELISSA_BLURPLE-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-17T17:52:11+00:00\">Oct 17, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/elissa-welle\">Elissa Welle<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801856\/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video\">Amazon\u2019s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 on a brick wall outside a door\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22406591\/dseifert_20210323_4486_0003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2 on a brick wall outside a door\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/22406591\/dseifert_20210323_4486_0003.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--media--caption _77sxmb0\"><cite class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _19wv7tc2 _77sxmb5\">Image: Dan Seifert \/ The Verge<\/cite><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Amazon\u2019s smart doorbell company Ring is <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ring.com\/about-ring\/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners\/\">now working<\/a> with the AI-powered surveillance camera company Flock. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-slams-surveillance-tech-company-for-ineffective_protections-for-oregonians-against-abuses-by-federal-agencies-and-out-of-state-law-enforcement\">letter sent to the company<\/a> by Sen. Ron Wyden, Flock had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras\/\">allowed data access<\/a> to the Secret Service and the Navy \u2014 as well as ICE, as previously reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.404media.co\/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-camera-network-data-shows\/\"><em>404 Media<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">The partnership is through Ring\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ring.com\/about-ring\/ring-launches-community-requests-a-new-way-to-help-your-community\/\">Community Request program<\/a>. In April, Ring announced another partnership with Axon, the company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/709836\/ring-police-video-sharing-police-axon-partnership\">behind Taser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"_1h4u4kv6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/801856\/amazon-ring-partners-flock-video\">Read Article &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"dmcyOnBvc3Q6MzMzMTc2\" class=\"_1h4u4kv0\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k0\">\n<div class=\"h4td7k1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"34\" height=\"34\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"h4td7k4\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/static-assets\/headshots\/default_headshot.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"h4td7k5\"><span class=\"duet--article--timestamp g4xafw2 g4xafw0 _19wv7tc5 h4td7k6\"><time datetime=\"2015-10-28T16:24:12+00:00\">Oct 28, 2015<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4td7k7\"><span><a class=\"h4td7k8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/authors\/colin-lecher\">Colin Lecher<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"_1h4u4kv2\"><a class=\"_1h4u4kv3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/10\/28\/9626890\/license-plate-readers-eff-report\">Unprotected license plate surveillance cameras let anyone with a web browser tune in<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv4\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e80\">\n<div class=\"_19dn9e82 _19dn9e81 sticky-nav-trigger\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-image _1l4uy9l0\">\n<div class=\"_1l4uy9l1 _1l4uy9l2\">\n<div class=\"_1044qizn _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/15556944\/SlateOnLightbar-750x0.0.1446048851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.1%2C0%2C99.8%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1044qizm _1044qizx\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt data-chromatic=\"ignore\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"i7ks070\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/chorus\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/15556944\/SlateOnLightbar-750x0.0.1446048851.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0.1%2C0%2C99.8%2C100&amp;w=2400\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1h4u4kv7\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b3 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1 _1h4u4kv5\">Automated license plate recognition systems, also known as ALPR or simply LPR systems, have become increasingly popular \u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/6\/29\/4478748\/california-license-plate-reader-database-palantir\">and controversial<\/a> \u2014 tools for law enforcement in recent years. 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