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Flock Surveillance Network Expansion and Backlash

Widespread concerns emerge about Flock's license plate reader cameras and their potential for misuse, abuse, and privacy violations, prompting public resistance and government scrutiny.

6 stories · since Aug 2

Combined activity · last 8 days peak 3/hr

Peak 3 items in one hour at Aug 9, 1 PM; 20 items over 8 days Aug 2, 4 AM — 1 itemAug 2, 5 AM — no itemsAug 2, 6 AM — no itemsAug 2, 7 AM — no itemsAug 2, 8 AM — no itemsAug 2, 9 AM — no itemsAug 2, 10 AM — no itemsAug 2, 11 AM — no itemsAug 2, 12 PM — no itemsAug 2, 1 PM — no itemsAug 2, 2 PM — no itemsAug 2, 3 PM — no itemsAug 2, 4 PM — no itemsAug 2, 5 PM — no itemsAug 2, 6 PM — no itemsAug 2, 7 PM — no itemsAug 2, 8 PM — no itemsAug 2, 9 PM — no itemsAug 2, 10 PM — no itemsAug 2, 11 PM — no itemsAug 3, 12 AM — no itemsAug 3, 1 AM — no itemsAug 3, 2 AM — no itemsAug 3, 3 AM — no itemsAug 3, 4 AM — no itemsAug 3, 5 AM — no itemsAug 3, 6 AM — no itemsAug 3, 7 AM — no itemsAug 3, 8 AM — no itemsAug 3, 9 AM — no itemsAug 3, 10 AM — no itemsAug 3, 11 AM — no itemsAug 3, 12 PM — no itemsAug 3, 1 PM — no itemsAug 3, 2 PM — no itemsAug 3, 3 PM — no itemsAug 3, 4 PM — no itemsAug 3, 5 PM — no itemsAug 3, 6 PM — no itemsAug 3, 7 PM — no itemsAug 3, 8 PM — no itemsAug 3, 9 PM — no itemsAug 3, 10 PM — no itemsAug 3, 11 PM — no itemsAug 4, 12 AM — no itemsAug 4, 1 AM — no itemsAug 4, 2 AM — no itemsAug 4, 3 AM — no itemsAug 4, 4 AM — no itemsAug 4, 5 AM — no itemsAug 4, 6 AM — no itemsAug 4, 7 AM — no itemsAug 4, 8 AM — no itemsAug 4, 9 AM — no itemsAug 4, 10 AM — no itemsAug 4, 11 AM — no itemsAug 4, 12 PM — no itemsAug 4, 1 PM — no itemsAug 4, 2 PM — no itemsAug 4, 3 PM — no itemsAug 4, 4 PM — no itemsAug 4, 5 PM — no itemsAug 4, 6 PM — no itemsAug 4, 7 PM — no itemsAug 4, 8 PM — no itemsAug 4, 9 PM — no itemsAug 4, 10 PM — no itemsAug 4, 11 PM — no itemsAug 5, 12 AM — no itemsAug 5, 1 AM — no itemsAug 5, 2 AM — no itemsAug 5, 3 AM — no itemsAug 5, 4 AM — no itemsAug 5, 5 AM — no itemsAug 5, 6 AM — no itemsAug 5, 7 AM — no itemsAug 5, 8 AM — no itemsAug 5, 9 AM — no itemsAug 5, 10 AM — no itemsAug 5, 11 AM — no itemsAug 5, 12 PM — no itemsAug 5, 1 PM — no itemsAug 5, 2 PM — no itemsAug 5, 3 PM — no itemsAug 5, 4 PM — no itemsAug 5, 5 PM — no itemsAug 5, 6 PM — no itemsAug 5, 7 PM — no itemsAug 5, 8 PM — no itemsAug 5, 9 PM — no itemsAug 5, 10 PM — no itemsAug 5, 11 PM — no itemsAug 6, 12 AM — no itemsAug 6, 1 AM — no itemsAug 6, 2 AM — no itemsAug 6, 3 AM — no itemsAug 6, 4 AM — no itemsAug 6, 5 AM — no itemsAug 6, 6 AM — no itemsAug 6, 7 AM — no itemsAug 6, 8 AM — no itemsAug 6, 9 AM — no itemsAug 6, 10 AM — no itemsAug 6, 11 AM — no itemsAug 6, 12 PM — no itemsAug 6, 1 PM — no itemsAug 6, 2 PM — no itemsAug 6, 3 PM — no itemsAug 6, 4 PM — no itemsAug 6, 5 PM — no itemsAug 6, 6 PM — no itemsAug 6, 7 PM — no itemsAug 6, 8 PM — no itemsAug 6, 9 PM — no itemsAug 6, 10 PM — no itemsAug 6, 11 PM — no itemsAug 7, 12 AM — no itemsAug 7, 1 AM — no itemsAug 7, 2 AM — no itemsAug 7, 3 AM — no itemsAug 7, 4 AM — no itemsAug 7, 5 AM — no itemsAug 7, 6 AM — no itemsAug 7, 7 AM — 2 itemsAug 7, 8 AM — no itemsAug 7, 9 AM — no itemsAug 7, 10 AM — no itemsAug 7, 11 AM — no itemsAug 7, 12 PM — no itemsAug 7, 1 PM — no itemsAug 7, 2 PM — no itemsAug 7, 3 PM — 1 itemAug 7, 4 PM — no itemsAug 7, 5 PM — no itemsAug 7, 6 PM — no itemsAug 7, 7 PM — no itemsAug 7, 8 PM — no itemsAug 7, 9 PM — no itemsAug 7, 10 PM — no itemsAug 7, 11 PM — no itemsAug 8, 12 AM — no itemsAug 8, 1 AM — no itemsAug 8, 2 AM — no itemsAug 8, 3 AM — no itemsAug 8, 4 AM — no itemsAug 8, 5 AM — 2 itemsAug 8, 6 AM — no itemsAug 8, 7 AM — no itemsAug 8, 8 AM — no itemsAug 8, 9 AM — no itemsAug 8, 10 AM — 1 itemAug 8, 11 AM — no itemsAug 8, 12 PM — 1 itemAug 8, 1 PM — 1 itemAug 8, 2 PM — 1 itemAug 8, 3 PM — no itemsAug 8, 4 PM — no itemsAug 8, 5 PM — no itemsAug 8, 6 PM — no itemsAug 8, 7 PM — no itemsAug 8, 8 PM — no itemsAug 8, 9 PM — no itemsAug 8, 10 PM — no itemsAug 8, 11 PM — no itemsAug 9, 12 AM — no itemsAug 9, 1 AM — no itemsAug 9, 2 AM — no itemsAug 9, 3 AM — no itemsAug 9, 4 AM — no itemsAug 9, 5 AM — no itemsAug 9, 6 AM — no itemsAug 9, 7 AM — no itemsAug 9, 8 AM — no itemsAug 9, 9 AM — 1 itemAug 9, 10 AM — no itemsAug 9, 11 AM — no itemsAug 9, 12 PM — no itemsAug 9, 1 PM — 3 itemsAug 9, 2 PM — 4 itemsAug 9, 3 PM — 2 itemsAug 9, 4 PM — no itemsAug 9, 5 PM — no itemsAug 9, 6 PM — no itemsAug 9, 7 PM — no itemsAug 9, 8 PM — no itemsAug 9, 9 PM — no items 3 items · 1 PM
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How the narrative developed 6 stories

  1. Aug 9
  2. Running 5h

    Flock camera map: How many are in your neighborhood?

    Peak 1 item in one 4h at Aug 9, 8 AM; 2 items over 8 days 2 items0 engagement2 sources
  3. Aug 8
  4. Running 1d

    Chandler drops Flock license plate reader cameras after audit flags potential misuse

    Peak 1 item in one 4h at Aug 8, 12 PM; 2 items over 8 days 2 items0 engagement1 source
  5. SecurityRunning 1d

    Flock surveillance cameras face bipartisan backlash, with residents sabotaging devices

    Local officials report growing opposition to Flock cameras crossing political lines, with communities taking direct action against the surveillance technology.

    Peak 7 items in one 4h at Aug 9, 12 PM; 8 items over 8 days 8 items168 engagement5 sources
  6. Running 1m

    Flock’s Plans for Rideshare Dashcams and Coaching Police, Revealed

    Peak 2 items in one 4h at Aug 8, 4 AM; 2 items over 8 days 2 items14 engagement2 sources
  7. Aug 7
  8. SecurityRunning 1d

    Flock Pitched Plan to Turn 350K Uber/Lyft Drivers Into Surveillance Vehicles

    A leaked presentation reveals the surveillance company planned to use rideshare dashcams to collect license plate data across a mobile network.

    Peak 2 items in one 4h at Aug 7, 4 AM; 4 items over 8 days 4 items90 engagement3 sources
  9. Aug 2
  10. Running 5d

    How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

    Peak 1 item in one 4h at Aug 7, 12 PM; 2 items over 8 days 2 items507 engagement2 sources