In our intensely divided moment, there’s one thing that the right and left seem to agree on: they hate Flock cameras.
The cameras are installed in most urban areas across the country and record the license plate number of every car that drives past them, storing information about people’s movement in a database, for use by local governments and police departments. NY Post contributor Rikki Schlott shares this story.
According to the company, Flock has 120,000 active cameras across the United States. Many police departments and investigators claim they make solving crimes and locating individuals easier than ever.
But critics are stacking up, citing alleged police misuse, privacy rights violations and mass surveillance.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/growing-anti-flock-movement-unifying-democrats-and-republicans/
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