No ALPRs in Central Texas

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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No ALPRS

As we approach December and the possibility of ALPRs coming up again in the Austin city council, we want to remind Austinites of our petition to let our CMs know that we don't want them! Please sign if you haven't already, and please tell your friends to do the same!
www.noalprs.org/home#petition

New US-made drone Alpha aims to redefine first response Flock Safety has unveiled Alpha, a US-built, NDAA-compliant drone designed to help law enforcement reach emergencies faster.

Flock has partnered with a US-based drone maker to unvei drones that fly at 60 mph and can identify license plates from 2000 feet in the air.

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No ALPRs Canvass #12 - District 6 Join the next Austin DSA canvass for the No ALPRs campaign! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back ...

We will be canvassing District 6 this Saturday! We're meeting at Tanglewood Park at 10am. We need more canvassers to hit more doors as we approach December, and newcomers are always welcome! Please RSVP to help us gauge expected headcount.
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Thanks to everyone who showed up to the No Kings protests in Pflugerville and in Austin and came by our tables! We had an incredible day of outreach to Central Texas residents and getting people informed and activated. Stay tuned for future events where you can help the fight.

ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras Flock has built a nationwide surveillance network of AI-powered cameras and given many more federal agencies access. Senator Ron Wyden told Flock “abuses of your product are not only likely but inevit...

New from 404 Media: ICE, the Secret Service, and NCIS all had access to Flock's nationwide network of AI-enabled cameras, letter reveals. Shows many more federal agencies had access to network that authorities typically use without a warrant to search whole country

www.404media.co/ice-secret-s...

Come join us this Saturday and help us reach out to residents in District 5!

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

No ALPR Surveillance Teach-in — No ALPRS Join Never Again Action in collaboration with the No ALPRs coalition for a virtual teach-in to hear perspectives from community organizers, tech and legal experts, and impacted community members on th...

This Thursday, join Never Again Action for a virtual teach-in on ALPRs and mass surveillance technology. Listen to a panel of organizers and experts talk about the issues and how you can help protect yourself and your community. Go to the event page to register.
www.noalprs.org/events/no-al...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

New from 404 Media: police used a nationwide network of Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But new docs show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' into the fetus
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No ALPRs Canvass - District 3 — No ALPRS We’ll be joining Austin DSA to reach out to residents of District 3 and tell them to let the mayor and city council know to say NO to future ALPR and mass surveillance contracts in Austin. Please RSVP...

Come join us to canvass District 3 this weekend to get Austin residents to talk to their city councilman to say NO to ALPRs in our city! We're meeting at Govalle Park on Saturday at 10am! Please RSVP to let us know if you're coming out! New people always welcome.
www.noalprs.org/events/noalp...

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product ...

Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress”

YouTube video by Louis Rossmann Liveview's facial recognition discussed in person with sales director.

Youtuber Louis Rossman and many concerned residents of Austin showed up at city hall on Thursday to express concerns about surveillance cameras in our parks and in the city. Thanks for turning out and fighting for privacy and against unnecessary data collection!
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Come join us this Saturday at 10am! Newbies are welcome. Please RSVP and let us know you're coming!

Austin drops AI surveillance cameras from consideration as residents raise privacy concerns Austin officials said added security cameras have helped reduce crime and that expanding the program to more parks across the city could be beneficial.

Thanks to the pushback from concerned Austin residents, it seems we've been able to get the city to back down from considering AI surveillance cameras in our parks!

www.kut.org/austin/2025-...

That Drone in the Sky Could Be Tracking Your Car Police are using their drones as flying automated license plate readers (ALPRs), airborne police cameras that make it easier than ever for law enforcement to follow you. "The Flock Safety drone,

Drones from Flock Safety are also flying ALPR cameras, a terribly dangerous combo for privacy. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A reminder that the postcard party will be happening this afternoon at 3pm at the Brewtorium! Come out and join us!

No ALPRs Canvass #8 - District 5 Join the next Austin DSA canvass for the No ALPRs campaign! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back ...

Come join us tomorrow to canvass District 1 to get residents to push city council and the mayor to say no the ALPRs in Austin! We will have snacks and coffee. First timers welcome! We're meeting at Wheatsville Co-op on S. Lamar at 10am. RSVP below.
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EFF, ACLU to SFPD: Stop Illegally Sharing Data With ICE and The San Francisco Police Department is the latest California law enforcement agency to get caught sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with out-of-state and federal agencies. EFF and

Even though it’s been against the law since 2016, the San Francisco Police Department has been caught sharing ALPR data with non-California agencies. Ignoring these laws exposes sensitive location information to misuse and puts entire communities at risk. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Police cameras tracked one driver 526 times in four months, lawsuit says Flock Safety says it has become “the largest public-private safety network” in the country.

A retried veteran in Norfolk noticed the cameras in his neighborhood and sued to find out how much they were tracking everyday residents like him. What he found was shocking.

www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

YouTube video by Jessica (Ka) Burbank You’re Being Watched: The Company Behind America’s Mass Surveillance Takeover

Watch the full documentary on how Flock became a mass surveillance giant, operating in 49 states.

Flock secures government contracts behind closed doors, and has a network of over 80,000 cameras.

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The Sedona City Council just UNANIMOUSLY canceled their contract with the mass surveillance company, Flock.

Scott Jablow, Mayor of Sedona, Az, said:

“I had no idea that the cameras were doing that kind of data sharing. None. And I feel bad for our police department who was lied to by the company.”

How ICE Is Using Your Data — and What You Can Do About It | KQED ICE’s reach may get even wider due to a new partnership with a spyware company. But there have always been tools at the immigration agency’s disposal. KQED speaks to privacy advocates on what people should know about ICE’s access to their personal data.

Learn how ICE is getting data from our phones, license plates, even tax data, and why we have to work together to protect our communities, from @kqednews.kqed.org and EFF's @cooperq.com:
www.kqed.org/news/120556...

[ATX DSA Stop ALPR logo] Postcard Writing Party! Tell Austin City Council: No mass surveillance in our city! When: Saturday, Sept 20th, 3 to 6 PM. Where: Brewtorium, 6015 Dillard Cir A.

This Saturday, join the No ALPRs campaign for a postcard writing party! We'll be writing to urge our Austin City Council members to oppose Automated License Plate Readers, a harmful form of AI mass surveillance being used to facilitate mass deportations across the country.

RSVP: buff.ly/1puZXtN

No ALPRs Canvass #7 - District 3 Join the next Austin DSA canvass for the No ALPRs campaign! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back ...

Join us to canvass for the No ALPRs campaign this Saturday @ 10am! We’ll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back to Austin as the City Manager wants to do.
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Voices grow louder in debate over license-plate reader technology Three dozen speakers opposed to Flock license-plate readers spoke at a recent Eugene City Council meeting, while Eugene police have touted use of the technology in making arrests.

It’s unsurprising that Eugene police have been crediting all their successes to license-plate readers, EFF’s @tsnvaa.bsky.social told @lookout-es.bsky.social; police often do that when Flock contracts are the subject of public outrage. “That is play-for-play from the playbook.”

San Francisco Gets An Invasive Billionaire-Bought Surveillance HQ San Francisco billionaire Chris Larsen once again has wielded his wallet to keep city residents under the eye of all-seeing police surveillance. The San Francisco Police Commission, the Board of Super...

An unelected billionaire - who already helped gut San Francisco's police accountability and transparency rules and helped fund sketchy surveillance of protestors - is now bankrolling, expanding, and hosting the police’s tech nerve center.

No ALPRs Canvass #6 - District 4 Join the next Austin DSA canvass for the No ALPRs campaign! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back ...

Join the next canvass for the No ALPRs campaign TOMORROW at 10am, where we'll meet at Givens Park and foces on District 1! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers and mass surveillance. New canvassers welcome!

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Flock’s Aggressive Expansions Go Far Beyond Simple Driver Surveillance | ACLU Build it (an authoritarian tracking infrastructure) and they (expanded uses) will come

From helping carry out deportations to tracking people who have an abortion, police are using automatic license plate readers to surveil us more and more.

State lawmakers need to enact strong, meaningful, and enforceable privacy protections.

Incredible documentary by DropSite journalist Jessica Burbank about the saga of Flock cameras quietly going up in Scarsdale, NY, and how the citizens of that city are fighting back against them.