As backlash against surveillance grows, governments overseeing cities, townships, and counties around the US are dropping their Flock contracts at a record pace — a retreat so widespread that some say it could affect the company’s viability.
The police tech company, known for its sprawling network of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), has become one of the flashpoints for the country’s revulsion at AI infrastructure, joining data centers and drone-as-first-responder programs as symbols — and targets — of a rising AI dystopia.
According to reporting by TechSpot, some 214 municipal governments have opted to drop previously-held contracts with Flock since 2021.
That data comes courtesy of Secure Justice, an anti-surveillance group based out of Oakland, California. Just across August, Secure Justice analysis found that some 90 local administrations dropped or non-renewed Flock contracts, quadruple the number of cancellations across July, and a rate of three per day across the whole month.
