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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Lawgeeks, here's one to watch that was filed on Friday. A lawsuit challenging DHS' use of facial recognition tech to collect info about ICE protesters and then retaliate against them by cancelling their TSA Precheck and Global Entry. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
7. Instead of adhering to these requirements, DHS secretly adopted its Protester Surveillance Policy and never publicly explained how and why it has decided it can collect such information—including under what authority it is being collected, how it is being stored, for how long, what DHS is using the information for, and why the information is necessary to accomplish a required agency purpose (or what that purpose even could be). 8. Because DHS’s secret policy of collecting, maintaining, and using personally identifying information of protestors and observers violates the Privacy Act and is arbitrary and capricious, and because under its policy DHS has retaliated against Individual Plaintiffs in violation of the First Amendment, this Court should declare DHS’s Protester Surveillance Policy illegal, vacate it, and enjoin DHS from acting in accordance with it.
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DeFlock Joplin @deflockjoplin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you are hosting a week of action event, come by office hours on 8/2 at 5:00 ET to ask questions. If you live in the Joplin area, remember we are having our event at the Library on 8/16 at 3:00 PM! deflockjoplin.today/posts/2026-0... #endALPRs #banALPRs #noALPRs
graphic describing the office hours event. It is held on 8/2/2026 at 5:00 ET. Register at NoALPRS.com
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Flock put up 18 cameras on public property in Shaker Heights, OH, for its >140,000 "monthly active users" to watch. Someone else put up two posters to express their opinion on such mass surveillance. Only one of these is being investigated as a crime. www.shakerheightsoh.gov/m/newsflash/...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Own the narrative before someone else does — In three weeks, twenty agencies in fifteen states talked about "misinformation" and "accountability", following Flock's playbook. Let's compare the logs. footnote4a.org/news/misinfo...
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Own the narrative before someone else does
In three weeks, twenty agencies in fifteen states talked about "misinformation" and "accountability", following Flock's playbook. Let's compare the logs.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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This Deal Is Getting Worse All the Time: Flock's 911 Terms Now Live on Axon's Website
Flock's 911 product binds police agencies to terms hosted on prepared911.com and assigns ownership of your 911 calls to its competitor, Axon.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"AI-analysts, working overnight" can "synthesize records from Nova— like vehicles, people, and case records— run freeform searches on images, and then merge that with records and CAD data." But, "where it gets really exciting is that soon you'll be able to build your own agents"
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Flock has historically used real surveillance data for demos. A "CHL - Law Enforcement Demo" hotlist is shown, alongside a separate "CHL - Stop & Hold" hotlist. Moore Co., TX, pulled 30 days of real location data from 82,192 devices for the Stop & Hold plate. Reason: "test".
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
After an already-suspended cop used Flock to stalk women, Costa Mesa asked why Flock's terms included social media-style licensing language for posts & media. Costa Mesa PD said they had no idea. Pic: Flock's hotlist tool, with social section and media button on right.
Flock's hotlist tool, with social section and media button on right.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Flock wants to combat activist misinformation and educate you on their system's real capabilities. We can help. Stay tuned. "Anyone in the department you decide to give a role or permission to view this and access this, will have it — wherever they're at, whenever they're at."
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Flock cameras only take a picture of the back of your car. They do not track vehicles." ... until you click the "START REAL-TIME ROUTING" button to "help identify where vehicles are traveling in between our various Falcon cameras placed throughout the community."
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Flock is Literally on Fire — The company faces severe backlash and more and more cameras are being cut down and destroyed. Two cameras in Georgia caught fire; it's being investigated as arson, but will that be enough? footnote4a.org/news/battery...
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Flock is Literally on Fire
The company faces severe backlash and more and more cameras are being cut down and destroyed. Two cameras in Georgia caught fire; it's being investigated as arson, but will that be enough?
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Costa Mesa told the public "we are here to listen" — 4 years after its police chief signed a Flock deal in secret. Now, a Minnesota sheriff signed a contract "$1 below the threshold". Flock, police, and electeds say this is democracy. It is disrespect. www.hometownsource.com/forest_lake_...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
After an officer abused Flock and police databases for stalking, Costa Mesa heard nearly five hours of resident testimony against mass surveillance. Then voted 6-1 to keep the contract. footnote4a.org/news/costa-m...
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Costa Mesa Keeps Flock
After an officer abused two police databases to stalk women, Costa Mesa, California, heard nearly five hours of resident opposition — cutting speakers' time partway through — before voting 6-1 to keep...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Flock Blames Bad Data While Blowing Past Every Guardrail Two journalists were stopped over a partial plate in an NCIC hotlist. Flock calls it a feature; the NCIC operating manual calls it a violation. footnote4a.org/news/drive-m...
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Flock Blames Bad Data While Blowing Past Every Guardrail
Two journalists were stopped over a partial plate in an NCIC hotlist. Flock calls it a feature; the NCIC operating manual calls it a violation.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
In April, we reported on the MSG surveillance machine–an operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more. You can now read it for free.
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The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine
Famously vengeful Knicks owner Jim Dolan has long spied on people at his iconic arenas. WIRED goes deep inside the operation that allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cleveland Makes First Flock Referendum Possible footnote4a.org/news/clevela...
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Cleveland Makes First Flock Referendum Possible
Cleveland's Flock contract extension passed 9-6 — one vote short of emergency effect, giving Clevelanders 30 days to force a referendum.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
With a contract on the line, Flock's Joshua Thomas tried to tell Dr. Jen Golbeck and the City Club audience that surveillance is inevitable. Cleveland is already saying otherwise. The Monster Did It: The Five Flavors of Flock Fatalism footnote4a.org/news/flock-f...
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The Monster Did It: The Five Flavors of Flock Fatalism
Flock's core rhetorical product isn't safety — it's fatalism. Every argument the company makes for its products reduces to "this was always going to happen, so the only question is configuration." Dis...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
After reviewing Shoshana Zuboff's work on surveillance capitalism, Flock's AI Sales Assistant sees the problem.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Urban Combat Veteran Announced as Flock Forward Keynote Speaker footnote4a.org/news/flock-f...
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Urban Combat Veteran Announced as Flock Forward Keynote Speaker
Flock's annual conference will be keynoted by Matt Eversmann, an urban combat veteran of the Battle of Mogadishu — hired by a company whose CEO calls its critics "terrorists."
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 02/07/2026
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Sixteen States and DC File Fourth Circuit Brief in Support of Norfolk's Surveillance footnote4a.org/news/schmidt...
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Sixteen States and DC File Fourth Circuit Brief in Support of Norfolk's Surveillance
Sixteen states argue that if one license-plate scan is legal, a city-wide surveillance network must be too.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The Data-Sharing Shell Game: San Francisco Figured it Out footnote4a.org/news/riss-ag...
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The Data-Sharing Shell Game: San Francisco Figured it Out
San Francisco figures out Flock has been improperly disseminating data for years. SFPD cracked the case all by themselves — it had nothing to do with a high school newspaper spelling it out for them a...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Flock Calls ALPR Information "Wholly Irrelevant" to Lawsuit About Policy on ALPR Information footnote4a.org/news/ca-suits
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Flock Calls ALPR Information "Wholly Irrelevant" to Lawsuit About Policy on ALPR Information
Flock's system captures over 130 data fields. In court, Flock calls them "wholly irrelevant" to a lawsuit about whether it ever disclosed collecting them.
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Bix @bixiecup.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
@hibf.bsky.social The Republican Mayor of Menominee, Casey Hoffman, alerted the public yesterday that Flock cameras in Menominee were activated without City Council approval. He posted a reel on his Facebook page; these are the screenshots. Sorry, I can't find out any information about the meeting.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
New Castle, PA put Flock in its only Majority-Minority Neighborhood footnote4a.org/news/new-cas...
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New Castle, PA put Flock in its only Majority-Minority Neighborhood
Nearly three years of Flock event logs show New Castle, Pennsylvania concentrated all 31 of its surveillance devices in the city's only majority-minority census tract, and shows a group of officers ru...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We Have to Treat Everyone: tells hospital customers to add fired and laid-off healthcare workers to the watchlist. footnote4a.org/news/flock-n...
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We Have to Treat Everyone
In this webinar, a Flock sales lead tells hospital customers to add fired and laid-off healthcare workers to the watchlist.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Under Construction: California Class Action Lawsuits — While the existing Flock suits move toward consolidation, a new one drops; this time against The Home Depot and its "gravely dangerous" use of ALPRs. footnote4a.org/news/home-de...
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Under Construction: California Class Action Lawsuits
While the existing Flock suits move toward consolidation, a new one drops; this time against The Home Depot and its "gravely dangerous" use of ALPRs.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Pattern of Life: Why a City Canceled Flock footnote4a.org/news/pattern...
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Pattern of Life: Why a City Canceled Flock
Oshkosh, WI, approved a contract with Flock, then canceled it the next day because Flock had lied about a "Pattern of Life" heatmap. We let Flock explain what that is.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
The Cost of Being Alive: Flock CEO Langley at TED2026 haveibeenflocked.com/news/langley...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Flock's contractual liability for operating drones over Dunwoody drops to $0 in year two. The city negotiated this deal. haveibeenflocked.com/news/dunwood...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Flock Goes Global: How a $7.5 Billion Surveillance Company Found Its International Partner in South Africa's Most Controversial Camera Network haveibeenflocked.com/news/vumacam...
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Flock Goes Global: How a $7.5 Billion Surveillance Company Found Its International Partner in South Africa's Most Controversial Camera Network
Vumacam sells Flock surveillance in South Africa. Its founder was criminally investigated for operating unlicensed. Its cameras have been called digital apartheid. It all tracks.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
No Permit, No Problem: California Governor Hopeful Chad Bianco's 500+ Unauthorized Surveillance Cameras haveibeenflocked.com/news/riversi... #California #Flock #FlockSafety #Surveillance #ALPR
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No Permit, No Problem: California Governor Hopeful Chad Bianco's 500+ Unauthorized Surveillance Cameras
Riverside County issued three encroachment permits for 500+ Flock surveillance cameras to the wrong permittee and based on incomplete applications. Then it let them lapse for over a year. Bianco and F...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
"Flock Wing License(s) Included": How Speed Cameras Became Surveillance Cameras haveibeenflocked.com/news/speed-c...
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"Flock Wing License(s) Included": How Speed Cameras Became Surveillance Cameras
Procurement records reveal how Flock Safety sneaks its cameras into school zones with zero data governance provisions in the contract.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Its users are not “sworn law enforcement officer[s] for purposes of accessing our [Flock’s] law enforcement network.” Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ApkC3 #surveillance #security #cjis
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
The Platform: Flock Safety Is Running on Promises, Not Policy haveibeenflocked.com/news/the-pla...
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The Platform: Flock Safety Is Running on Promises, Not Policy
Flock Safety's three campaign promises — local control, no federal access, no employee access — are contradicted by Dunwoody PD audit logs, an FBI criminal complaint, and a Flock training video record...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
If a member of the public attempts to complain, the Iowa Public Information Board sends this notice Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AndAT #iowa #surveillance #aclu
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
For Flock’s images: nobody, most likely including Flock, knows who has had access to the image, the metadata, or the hash at any point in the process. lttr.ai/ApatT #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
You Will Own Nothing: How Flock Safety Keeps Cities From Their Own Surveillance Data haveibeenflocked.com/news/own-not...
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You Will Own Nothing: How Flock Safety Keeps Cities From Their Own Surveillance Data
Flock customers technically 'own' their footage — but can't access high-resolution originals, get images with unreliable timestamps and scrubbed metadata, and must submit formal requests through Flock...
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Virgin Island police are looking for traffic infractions and stolen vehicles in the Ozarks. haveibeenflocked.com/news/vi-ar
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Virgin Islands Looking for Stolen Cars in Arkansas
Virgin Island police are looking for traffic infractions and stolen vehicles in the Ozarks.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Already in trouble after classifying itself as a CJIS compliant entity, now, it’s not only collecting biometrics, it’s tracking people walking. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AncQf #surveillance #ALPR #LicensePlateReader
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Langley Speaks on the Burden of Truth and Minority Report lttr.ai/ApOoL #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Lorem Ipsum Is the Most Honest Thing on Flock's Trust Center: Flock launched a half-finished Trust Center full of placeholder text and unvetted claims — an unintentional demonstration of the access control failures it was built to deny. haveibeenflocked.com/news/trust-c...
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Lorem Ipsum Is the Most Honest Thing on Flock's Trust Center
Flock Safety launched a half-finished Trust Center full of placeholder text and unvetted claims — an unintentional demonstration of the access control failures it was built to deny.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Langley Speaks on the Burden of Truth and Minority Report lttr.ai/ApKnC #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Flock's Hot Lists are a Hot Mess — 800 custom hotlist entries from a Texas constable's office reveal vague reasons, indefinite surveillance, and instructions to manufacture probable cause. haveibeenflocked.com/news/hotlist...
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Flock's Hot Lists are a Hot Mess
800 custom hotlist entries from a Texas constable's office reveal vague reasons, indefinite surveillance, and instructions to manufacture probable cause.
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Asynchronous processing is a technical necessity when operating over spotty LTE networks, but it also means there is a multi-day window in which images and metadata sit on an unattended, unsecured device. lttr.ai/ApJHk #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Langley Speaks on the Burden of Truth and Minority Report lttr.ai/ApJHV #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Langley Speaks on the Burden of Truth and Minority Report lttr.ai/ApG5C #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Flock’s issues with data sharing are broad. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Anc8j #surveillance #security #cjis
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Langley Speaks on the Burden of Truth and Minority Report lttr.ai/ApEoC #Flock #Haveibeenflocked #Deflock
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hibf.bsky.social @hibf.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Thirty-three days later, when Frank’s body is finally found, the casino and the city had already recycled their virtual surveillance video tapes. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Anc9b #surveillance #murder #LicensePlateReader
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