Police Are Spending Opioid Settlement Funds on Flock Cameras

Source: www.motherjones.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:20:35 GMT

More than a dozen local law enforcement agencies across the country have used opioid settlement money to procure Flock cameras and other AI-powered automated license plate readers (ALPRs), an investigation by Mother Jones has found. Settlement funds began flowing to states and localities in 2022, after major pharmaceutical companies agreed to resolve thousands of lawsuits […]

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Center: Iranian operatives used AI to impersonate Americans — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Nearly 100 Local Governments Across U.S. Have Turned Off Their Flock Cameras Amid Growing Backlash — www.mediaite.com
Center: A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend — www.wired.com
Center: Republican Senator Launches Investigation Into Flock as Backlash Sweeps Country — www.gizmodo.com
Center-Right: Nevada legislators target Flock cameras with license plate reader bill request — www.washingtonexaminer.com
Center-Right: Ron DeSantis Says Flock Cameras Are 'Out of Control,' But Florida's Already Flooded With Surveillance — reason.com
Right: Hawley rips Flock’s sprawling surveillance web as Texas cities cut cameras over privacy and data fears — www.foxnews.com
Right: OpenAI, 100+ companies warn of coming surge in AI-powered cyberattacks, call for global defense push — www.foxbusiness.com

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