ACTION ALERT:
Flock Cameras Were Used to Stalk People
National Campaign for Justice / ActionNetwork

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ban-local-flock-contracts/

(August 18, 2026) — Three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies were just arrested after investigators said they used Flock surveillance cameras to track people they had personal relationships with. Deputies with government access turned a massive license-plate surveillance system into their own personal tracking tool.

Flock cameras automatically scan vehicles and feed that information into a searchable network that can show where a car has been spotted. About 7,000 law enforcement agencies, roughly 40% of departments nationwide, already contract with Flock. That gives thousands of officers access to an extraordinary amount of information about where people go and when.

The danger goes far beyond officers stalking people they know. A surveillance network this powerful can be turned against anyone already vulnerable to government abuse. Once local governments build these systems, the same technology can be used to target people seeking reproductive care, immigrants, protesters, and anyone else whose movements become politically or personally useful to track.

And Georgia is not the only warning. Officers have been caught using Flock to track romantic partners, their exes, and other people for reasons that have nothing to do with legitimate investigations. One Wisconsin officer used the system to determine whether an ex-girlfriend had visited an abortion clinic.

ACTION: State leaders must stop allowing cities and counties to keep expanding this network. Governors and state legislators can pass legislation prohibiting municipalities and local law enforcement agencies from entering into or renewing contracts with Flock. Tell your Governor and state legislators to ban local governments from contracting with Flock now.

There is a simple way for states to draw the line. Stop municipalities from signing new Flock contracts. Stop local agencies from renewing existing ones. Do not keep expanding a surveillance network that has already been repeatedly abused by people entrusted with access to it.

Every new camera and every new local contract makes the system larger and more powerful. State leaders do not need to wait for another officer to use it to stalk an ex, monitor someone’s private life, or target a person who has committed no crime.

Sign and send your message demanding that your Governor and state legislators ban local municipalities from contracting with Flock now.

Thank you for standing up for privacy and accountability.
– LeeAnn Hall
Director, National Campaign for Justice