2026-10-26 18:01SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse: Research DigestFlock Safety has built the largest license-plate recognition network in the country - more than 120,000 cameras across 49 states - and the consequences are now hitting in…2026-10-26 18:01WORLD REPORTWorld Report: Research DigestThe world report for this period is dominated by a single story that has swallowed almost everything else: France's worst civil unrest in years, which began as a student …2026-10-24 03:01SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse: Research DigestThe Flock Safety backlash is no longer a niche privacy worry. It has become a working bipartisan revolt against a company whose 120,000 cameras now watch millions of ordi…2026-10-22 18:00SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse, Research DigestThe Flock Safety backlash is no longer a niche privacy worry, it has become a nationwide political story with real consequences. More than 50 cities and counties have can…2026-10-22 03:00SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse, Research DigestThe Flock Safety backlash is the most consequential domestic surveillance story of 2026 because it is collapsing on every front at once: cities are canceling contracts fa…2026-10-20 03:00SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse, Research DigestNPR (August 22, 2026): Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety, with about 100 cities having deactivated cameras, rejected deals, or cancelled co…2026-10-19 18:00SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse, Research DigestABC News (Oct 2026): More than 50 cities and counties have canceled or deactivated Flock Safety ALPR cameras in 2026, according to Politico, with pushback occurring acros…2026-10-19 03:00SURVEILLANCEFlock Camera Abuse, Research DigestThe Hill (August 26, 2026): Two Phoenix suburbs (Tempe and Cave Creek, Arizona) became the latest municipalities to terminate their contracts with Flock Safety, canceling…
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