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Monday, September 14, 2026 · The digital civil-liberties brief · View on the web
Six Minnesota jurisdictions drop Flock license plate cameras over immigration searches.
According to the Star Tribune, six Minnesota jurisdictions dropped Flock Safety license-plate cameras after voter pushback and evidence of data misuse, including searches for immigration enforcement. (Allison Kite / Star Tribune)
ANALYSIS Flock License Plate Readers Face Bipartisan Pushback and Privacy Concerns in Minnesota (Tri-City Herald)
Top
- Texas and Florida curb Flock cameras amid 201 local contract cancellations. (The Daily Caller)
- El Paso councilmembers propose removing all Flock surveillance cameras within 60 days. (Chron)
- Parkville pauses its Flock surveillance cameras following resident concerns over data access. (The Kansas City Star)
- A Kosciusko County prosecutor orders police to decommission Flock license plate readers. (NewsChannel 15 WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
- Access Now urges European officials to challenge Canada's proposed surveillance mandates. (accessnow.org)
Under the radar
- An Athens-Clarke police analyst tracked his ex-wife using Flock license plate readers. (Yahoo)
- Peachtree City fires two police officers for misusing Flock surveillance cameras. (Yahoo)
- An Albany County investigator ran 3,000 unauthorized Flock searches targeting an ex-girlfriend. (Futurism)
- Tempe approves a $7 million police surveillance contract after ditching Flock cameras. (abc15 Arizona)
Flock watch
Pflugerville, Texas shrouds municipal Flock surveillance cameras (mySA)
Delaware deploys Flock surveillance cameras statewide (spotlightdelaware.org)
Plano, Ill. conducts 1,200 searches for minor offenses (lewrockwell.com)
Secure Justice reports 214 communities dropped Flock cameras (techdirt.com)
Conroe, Texas approves $130,000 Flock camera contract (Houston Chronicle)
Kosciusko County, Ind. orders shutdown of Flock surveillance cameras (95.3 MNC)
Anderson, Calif. opposes police Flock license plate readers (Action News Now)
South Carolina funds expansion of Flock surveillance cameras (scdailygazette.com)
Local governments cancel Flock contracts nationwide (theverge.com)
Surveillance & Privacy
- Minneapolis church asks a judge to sanction Homeland Security for undercover surveillance. (WDIV)
- Anthropic deploys predictive surveillance to monitor activists near executives and facilities. (lewrockwell.com)
- Revolut disclosed customer records following a fraudulent government data request. (CoinDesk)
- Greg Newburn urges lawmakers to regulate police surveillance instead of passing bans. (thehill.com)
Coming Up
Mon Sep 14 · MEETING · York, ME — York Selectboard hears a police update on Flock surveillance cameras (Seacoastonline.com)
Tue Sep 15 · COMMENTS DUE · Tempe, AZ — Public survey closes on proposed ordinance banning automated license plate readers (abc15 Arizona)
Tue Sep 15 · TAKES EFFECT · Dallas, TX — Dallas Police Department deactivates 321 state-funded Flock license plate reader cameras (The Epoch Times)
Tue Sep 15 · MEETING · El Paso, TX — El Paso City Council considers proposals to eliminate the city's use of Flock license-plate surveillance cameras (Chron)
Tue Sep 15 · VOTE · Oconomowoc, WI — City of Oconomowoc votes on the continued use of Flock surveillance cameras (TMJ4)
Tue Sep 15 · VOTE · Racine, Wisconsin — Common Council reviews committee vote on ending the Flock Safety contract (TMJ4)
Speech & Press
- Justice Department sent FBI agents to reporters' homes to seize devices. (electionlawblog.org)
- Federal judge blocks a rule requiring federal job applicants to write loyalty essays. (Market Screener)
- Bangladesh proposes 10-year prison sentences for journalists publishing unverified news. (cpj.org)
Useful
Community Control Over Police Surveillance — The ACLU's model ordinance that makes a city council vote in public before police buy surveillance tech. Two dozen cities have passed a version.
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