Their cities dropped Flock surveillance cameras. They’re still being watched

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:53 GMT

Despite policy victories over Flock, Americans are finding themselves under similar monitoring by a new company – or unable to remove the original camerasActivists in Colorado thought they would be celebrating a victory against mass surveillance in December when the Longmont city council decided to let a contract with Flock Safety lapse.But that excitement was cut short only months later when lawmakers voted to approve a new vendor to install automated license plate readers (ALPRs) on the city’s streets. Continue reading...

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