Flock Safety
What the automated decision is: Flock's cameras automatically read license plates and vehicle characteristics and check them against hotlists, alerting police to stop or investigate a vehicle's driver, and its network lets agencies search other agencies' plate reads.
WF-P-000064
- Made by
- Flock Group Inc. (d/b/a Flock Safety)
- Products
- Flock Falcon LPR · Flock FreeForm · Flock Nova · Flock Raven
- In court
- 0 cases name it as a party
Where we have looked
Searched through CourtListener / RECAP, last read 2026-10-08:
- US federal district, appellate and bankruptcy dockets — 235 courts105 district, 14 appellate, 95 bankruptcy and 21 special federal courts
- published opinions, including state supreme and appellate courts — 384 courts, including 53 state supreme courts53 state supreme, 62 state appellate, 6 state trial and 28 state special courts, plus the federal courts above
County and municipal courts are not searched, and neither is anything outside the United States. A count of nought means we found nothing where we looked, not that nothing exists.
Incidents on the record naming Flock Safety
- Judge Calls Flock Search ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,’ Throws Out Evidence - Gizmodo · 2026 · Privacy · Gizmodo
- Whiteside County sergeant misused license plate reader data, resigned; state police reviewing case: Sheriff - Shaw Local · 2026 · Privacy · Shaw Local
- Woman in solitary confinement after Flock camera error speaks out - NewsNation · 2026 · Safety · NewsNation
- Five Indianapolis officers charged following The Post’s reporting on Flock misuse - The Washington Post · 2026 · Privacy · The Washington Post
- Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as officers face misuse charges - FOX 5 Atlanta · 2026 · Access denied · FOX 5 Atlanta
- Sanders and AOC Propose Ban Flock Act Over Privacy Concerns · 2026 · Privacy · gizmodo.com.au
- Hackers Extract Encryption Keys from Flock Surveillance Cameras, Revealing Person Detection Alongside Vehicle Tracking - finance.biggo.com · 2026 · Privacy · finance.biggo.com
- Local ACLU Foundation sues city of San Diego, police department over use of Flock cameras - KPBS Public Media · 2026 · Privacy · KPBS Public Media
- An Obsolete Flock Camera Database Got an Innocent Student Pulled Over Twice in 48 Hours - MotorBiscuit · 2026 · Safety · MotorBiscuit
- From Illinois to Doral: How Flock's Cameras Became an Immigration Enforcement Flashpoint - Latin Times · 2026 · Privacy · Latin Times
- Photos: Woman talks about wrongful arrest partly due to Flock photo - yahoo.com · 2026 · yahoo.com
- California cop shared Flock camera data with domestic violence suspect who tracked down victim - Yahoo · 2026 · Safety · Yahoo
- Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works - WIRED · 2026 · Privacy · WIRED
- Another Columbus officer under investigation for Flock misuse - The Columbus Dispatch · 2026 · The Columbus Dispatch
- Wisconsin’s Flock Fight Just Became a Fourth Amendment Case - pjmedia.com · 2026 · Privacy · pjmedia.com
- Flock Cameras Are Capturing Way More Than You Think: Hackers Found 1.6 Million Images On Just One Device - Baller Alert · 2026 · Privacy · Baller Alert
- 'This is just the beginning' | 5 current, former IMPD officers charged for alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader technology - WTHR · 2026 · Privacy · WTHR
- Court docs: IMPD officer tracked women through Flock, arranged run-ins - IndyStar · 2026 · Privacy · IndyStar
- 4 Savannah officers arrested over Flock Safety misuse. What does oversight look like in Georgia? - CBS News · 2026 · Privacy · CBS News
- Milwaukee Strips Officers of Flock Camera Access After Shocking Stalking Scandals - motorbiscuit.com · 2026 · Privacy · motorbiscuit.com
- Revere police officer used Flock system to track ex-girlfriend’s whereabouts, records show; suspended for 3 days - The Boston Globe · 2026 · Privacy · The Boston Globe
- Jackson County deputy allegedly used Flock cameras to search girlfriend’s license plate 2,055 times - Fox 59 · 2026 · Privacy · Fox 59
- Police Officer Uses Flock Cameras To Hand an Abuser His Victim’s Exact Location - motorbiscuit.com · 2026 · Privacy · motorbiscuit.com
- Flock camera concerns rise amid Indiana deputy's criminal charges - WTHR · 2026 · WTHR
- Shively Officer Charged in Flock Camera Stalking Case - Hoodline · 2026 · Psychological · Hoodline
- Milwaukee woman retains attorney after Flock camera database error leads to gunpoint stop on I-94 - TMJ4 News · 2026 · Safety · TMJ4 News
- Police officer sues Flock Safety alleging negligence with license plate data - The Business Journals · 2026 · Privacy · The Business Journals
- Ex-cop charged after using Flock cameras to stalk girlfriend - NJ.com · 2026 · Safety · NJ.com
- Florida Cops Weaponize Flock Cameras to Stalk Women in 355-Search Sarasota Case - MotorBiscuit · 2026 · Privacy · MotorBiscuit
- Denver woman files federal lawsuit claiming Flock cameras were misused to falsely charge her with theft - Denver7 · 2026 · Privacy · Denver7
- Map Shows Cities, Counties Canceling Flock Cameras Amid Backlash - Newsweek · 2026 · Privacy · Newsweek
- Springfield residents speak out against ICE arrests, Flock camera data sharing - Springfield News-Sun · 2026 · Discrimination · Springfield News-Sun
- Stow police officer accused of misusing Flock camera resigns - NBC Boston · 2026 · Privacy · NBC Boston
- A Flock Camera Helped Put Her in Jail for 13 Days. Photos of Her Undamaged Durango Got Her Out. - theautowire.com · 2026 · Psychological · theautowire.com
- How a Flock camera hit put an innocent woman in jail for killing 3 people - Atlanta News First · 2026 · Access denied · Atlanta News First
- Senate hearing on Flock cameras to include Florida woman wrongfully arrested for fatal crash - WKMG · 2026 · Psychological · WKMG
- A Motorcyclist Died And Two Others Were Killed. A False Flock ID Helped Police Arrest The Wrong Person - RideApart.com · 2026 · Psychological · RideApart.com
- Former James City County police officer charged with misusing Flock cameras: JCCPD - wtkr.com · 2026 · Privacy · wtkr.com
- Police: Former Amarillo police officer used Flock cameras to track victim 76 times - NewsChannel 10 · 2026 · Privacy · NewsChannel 10
- Another Police Officer Weaponizes Flock Cameras for Stalking—And Keeps His Job - Yahoo · 2025 · Privacy · Yahoo
Public reports of harm that name Flock Safety, written from the article each cites. A report is an account of what happened, not a finding of fault.
Relationship map
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The same links as a list
- Platform: Flock Safety
- Vendor: Flock Group Inc. (d/b/a Flock Safety)
- Products: Flock Falcon LPR · Flock FreeForm · Flock Nova · Flock Raven
- Incidents: Judge Calls Flock Search ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,’ Throws Out Evidence - Gizmodo · Whiteside County sergeant misused license plate reader data, resigned; state police reviewing case: Sheriff - Shaw Local · Woman in solitary confinement after Flock camera error speaks out - NewsNation · Five Indianapolis officers charged following The Post’s reporting on Flock misuse - The Washington Post · Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as officers face misuse charges - FOX 5 Atlanta · Sanders and AOC Propose Ban Flock Act Over Privacy Concerns · Hackers Extract Encryption Keys from Flock Surveillance Cameras, Revealing Person Detection Alongside Vehicle Tracking - finance.biggo.com · Local ACLU Foundation sues city of San Diego, police department over use of Flock cameras - KPBS Public Media · An Obsolete Flock Camera Database Got an Innocent Student Pulled Over Twice in 48 Hours - MotorBiscuit · From Illinois to Doral: How Flock's Cameras Became an Immigration Enforcement Flashpoint - Latin Times · Photos: Woman talks about wrongful arrest partly due to Flock photo - yahoo.com · California cop shared Flock camera data with domestic violence suspect who tracked down victim - Yahoo · Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works - WIRED · Another Columbus officer under investigation for Flock misuse - The Columbus Dispatch · Wisconsin’s Flock Fight Just Became a Fourth Amendment Case - pjmedia.com · Flock Cameras Are Capturing Way More Than You Think: Hackers Found 1.6 Million Images On Just One Device - Baller Alert · 'This is just the beginning' | 5 current, former IMPD officers charged for alleged misuse of Flock license plate reader technology - WTHR · Court docs: IMPD officer tracked women through Flock, arranged run-ins - IndyStar · 4 Savannah officers arrested over Flock Safety misuse. What does oversight look like in Georgia? - CBS News · Milwaukee Strips Officers of Flock Camera Access After Shocking Stalking Scandals - motorbiscuit.com
What we hold, by kind
Incidents40
- Judge Calls Flock Search ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,’ Throws Out Evidence - Gizmodo · 2026
- Whiteside County sergeant misused license plate reader data, resigned; state police reviewing case: Sheriff - Shaw Local · 2026
- Woman in solitary confinement after Flock camera error speaks out - NewsNation · 2026
- Five Indianapolis officers charged following The Post’s reporting on Flock misuse - The Washington Post · 2026
- Senate hearing targets Flock Safety as officers face misuse charges - FOX 5 Atlanta · 2026
- Sanders and AOC Propose Ban Flock Act Over Privacy Concerns · 2026
- Hackers Extract Encryption Keys from Flock Surveillance Cameras, Revealing Person Detection Alongside Vehicle Tracking - finance.biggo.com · 2026
- Local ACLU Foundation sues city of San Diego, police department over use of Flock cameras - KPBS Public Media · 2026
- and 32 more
Bias allegations, by product2
- Judge Calls Flock Search ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance,’ Throws Out Evidence - Gizmodo · incident
- Springfield residents speak out against ICE arrests, Flock camera data sharing - Springfield News-Sun · incident
Allegations from incidents and court cases. An allegation is not a finding.
False positives and false negatives2
- Denver woman files federal lawsuit claiming Flock cameras were misused to falsely charge her with theft - Denver7 · wrong flag or rejection
- A Motorcyclist Died And Two Others Were Killed. A False Flock ID Helped Police Arrest The Wrong Person - RideApart.com · wrong flag or rejection
Reports describing a wrong flag or rejection (false positive) or a missed one (false negative), picked out by their wording; not yet classified by a person.
Regulatory actions—
None found yet in the regulators we search (FTC, CFPB, EEOC, NHTSA) or its filings.
Settlements—
None found yet in its filings or the cases we hold.
Audits—
No published audit found yet.
Bias audits the vendor says were done, and audit-based certifications.
Academic studies—
Not collected yet: studies of this platform are a source we are adding.
Verified deployments
0 agencies we can evidence on Flock Safety, from addresses they run on its domain and from Flock Safety’s own customer stories. Which ones, and since when, is a Professional feature.