EPIC urged a federal court to swiftly rule on th Trump administration’s plan

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

The Institute for Justice has cataloged more than 200 incidents of ALPR abuse, including romantic stalking, wrongful stops and detentions, non-law enforcement use, and other types of misconduct.

Flock cameras are part of a larger problem whereby governments are deputizing private companies for surveillance, write Michael De Dora & Maria Villegas Bravo.

Meeting for Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism on September 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) today urged a federal court to swiftly rule on the Trump administration’s plan to create and distribute “State Citizenship Lists.”

One-quarter of companies and a third of data brokers failed to fulfill personal data requests under state privacy laws.

EPIC Champions of Freedom 2026 will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the True Reformer Building in Washington, D.C.

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The state’s aging population combined with its privacy-minded yet technology-forward philosophy makes it uniquely situated to address procurement oversight.