Flock Safety cameras are automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems that use AI-powered cameras mounted on poles and buildings to photograph every passing vehicle. They capture license plates along with vehicle details like make, model, color, and unique visual “fingerprints” such as dents, stickers, or modifications. The data, including precise location and timestamp, is uploaded in real time to Flock’s centralized cloud database, which now spans to over one hundred thousand cameras (and growing) across thousands of U.S. communities. Law enforcement can search this massive network without a warrant in most cases. 

These systems are especially dangerous to anonymity and privacy because they eliminate the traditional expectation of being able to drive publicly without constant tracking. Every drive past a Flock camera creates a permanent record, allowing authorities (or anyone with access) to map out someone’s movements across days or weeks simply by knowing their license plate. This mass, indiscriminate surveillance can reveal highly sensitive information, medical visits, places of worship, political gatherings, or personal relationships, without the driver ever knowing they were being watched. The centralized, searchable nature of the database makes it far more invasive than scattered local cameras. 

From a civil liberties standpoint, Flock cameras raise serious Fourth Amendment concerns by enabling warrantless, long-term location tracking that resembles the surveillance the Supreme Court has previously limited. The technology creates a chilling effect on free speech, assembly, and freedom of movement, as people may avoid protests, clinics, or certain neighborhoods out of fear of being monitored. Critics highlight risks of abuse, mission creep into non-criminal matters, and discriminatory use, turning everyday public roads into a nationwide surveillance grid that undermines core civil liberties and freedoms.

Some cities have successfully removed Flock cameras after vocal public opposition. However, with more than 19,000 incorporated cities, towns, villages, and boroughs across the United States, pursuing change one municipality at a time is a difficult task.

By focusing efforts at the state level, we reduce the challenge from 19,000+ individual battles to just 50. Statewide legislation creates a uniform, comprehensive solution that protects every community, prevents neighboring cities from simply installing more cameras, and sends a clear message that mass surveillance has no place in a free society.

This approach is more strategic, scalable, and effective. It allows citizens to concentrate resources, coordinate advocacy, and achieve lasting impact rather than fighting endless local skirmishes.

We call on our state legislatures to uphold our God-given and constitutionally protected Fourth Amendment right to privacy.

The Founders never intended for the government to track every citizen’s movements and build a searchable database of our daily lives. Mass surveillance of this kind undermines the very freedoms this nation was built upon.

Sign this petition today to demand the immediate removal of all Flock AI cameras (and any similar technology) from your state. Together, we can protect our privacy, restore our liberties, and ensure every state remains a place where freedom is cherished, not surveilled.