DeFlock Redmond

Flock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe Two recent statements from the surveillance company reveal a troubling pattern: when confronted by evidence of widespread abuse, Flock Safety has blamed users, downplayed harms, and doubled down on th...

The entire Flock infrastructure is *by design* intended to facilitate sharing of mass surveillance data.

There are no "internal policies" that can provide adequate safeguards from abuse by bad actors.

👉 "Don't Stop de-Flocking" 👈

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

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: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

2/2. We can only presume that Flock did this on purpose?

It seems unlikely that it would be permitted by the city so we'll be reaching out to them this week to bring it to their attention.

Does anyone else have any insights as to how widespread this might be?

A pair of street surveillance cameras mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where they are.

A pair of street surveillance cameras mounted to a fixed pole.

A pair of street surveillance cameras mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where they are.

Meet the Flockers: Home Depot #Bothell

1/2. ⚠️ One of the cameras here points along 120th Avenue NE and NOT within the Home Depot parking lot.

Cars just passing by *without entering* are getting captured - what the Flock!

deflock.me/map#map=17/4...

#deflock #surveillance #homedepot #flocksafety

Frost Solutions | The Mini-Weather Station - Frost Solutions Frost makes an affordable mini weather station with a camera to simplify snow and ice removal. View sites and weather forecasts from anywhere.

Here's the product page for reference. There are a number of these placed around Redmond.

A roadside camera that looks like an automated license plate reader but is in fact a weather sensor that monitors snow and ice.

Flock or Not?

A: ❌ No, this is not an #alpr camera.

Turns out this is a weather station to monitor for snow and ice, which is why you'll usually spot them on hills.

For more help determining if it's a surveillance camera, there's a guide on the recently updated deflock site:

deflock.me/identify

Analysis | Amazon’s Ring plans to scan everyone’s face at the door For the first time, the company is putting facial recognition into its home security doorbells and video cameras.

Amazon Ring devices will start including #FacialRecognition. Learn why this is such a dangerous move here, with commentary from STOP's @foxcahn.bsky.social. @shiraovide.bsky.social's www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

YouTube video by Christophe The police's terrifying new cameras

Another really well put together video discussing the scale and dangers of Flock's dystopian, mass surveillance network.

Contains interviews with Will Freeman, the creator of deflock.me 🤜🤛, and EFF's @maassive.bsky.social.

#deflock #redmond #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

This wasn't here during the previous checks around town so it must have been installed in the past month.

Seems likely that we are looking for 22 in total then (this being the 20th logged). We have a idea about where one other could be based on the existing distribution... 👀

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Close up photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole.

Meet the Flockers 19

Another one popped up on Avondale Road Northeast and Northeast 116th Street, near PCC Community Market!

This will capture those coming in from Cottage Lake (+ Tuscany and Hedges HOAs which have their own cams too 🤦‍♂️).

deflock.me/map#map=18/4...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance

"The public has told us overwhelmingly they don't want them. I have offered to speak with some people and say, 'Is there some middle ground approach that would satisfy you? Fewer cameras? Less data retention?' and the overwhelming response has been, 'No,'" Councilmember Derek Pfaff said.

Another victory! 🏆

Good job #Sedona!

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

Sensitive school safety details among 4M records exposed in Raptor Technologies data leak A cybersecurity researcher discovered that the school security company left millions of non-password-protected documents open to the public.

2/2. And remember what else non-consensual, surveillance data collection leads to...

Schools are next for Flock Safety’s automatic license place reader cameras License plate readers from controversial surveillance tech company Flock Safety will be added to Raptor Technologies' school safety suite, the two companies announced.

1/2. More "safety through technology" nonsense! 🤥

A blatant attempt to prey on the fears of parents, siphon away tax payer money and build out even more of their infrastructure.

Please don't subject parents and students to this! 👎

#deflock #redmond #surveillance #lwsd #flocksafety

The change.org petition flyer for the "DeFlock Redmond" campaign with the petition URL and QR code

Our petition link and flyer:

www.change.org/deflock-redm...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

EFF Members' Speakeasy: Seattle 2025 Join EFF staff and local online rights supporters for a Speakeasy meet up on Wednesday, October 15 in Seattle!Raise a glass and discover EFF's latest work defending digital freedoms online. This

Hey digital freedom supporters in Seattle 👋 We're hosting an EFF meet up at Stoup Brewing! Learn more and RSVP today: eff.org/speakeasy-s...

The Surveillance State's Favorite Startup: How Flock Safety Plugged Directly into Federal Power - EyesOffCR.org Examining Flock Safety's deep ties to defense contractors, intelligence circles, and venture firms that power the surveillance state.

"If you want to understand what Flock Safety really is, don't look at the cameras. Look at who paid for them."

Flock's military and defense focused investors are a huge cause for concern. They should not be watching our neighborhoods.

#deflock #surveillance #flocksafety

Things to Know Before Your Neighborhood Installs an Automated License Plate Reader Every week EFF receives emails from members of homeowner’s associations wondering if their Homeowner’s Association (HOA) or Neighborhood Association is making a smart choice by installing automated li...

"Local groups often turn to license plate readers thinking that they will protect their community from crime. But the truth is, these cameras—which record every license plate coming in and out of the neighborhood—may create more problems than they solve."

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

Flock Decides Not to Use Hacked Data in People Search Tool The move comes after internal pressure and 404 Media’s reporting.

Link to the @404media.co report on Flock backing down from using *stolen data* to try and build up even more detailed profiles on all of us!

The data broker industry should really be outlawed, but is highly valued by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to help bypass the Fourth Amendment!

YouTube video by Benn Jordan Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras

A highly recommended, well-informed video that covers multiple problems with this company and their devices.

The data broker angle is an especially important topic to bring into the conversation.

#deflock #surveillance #alpr #flocksafety

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Meet the Flockers: HOA 4 The Hedges

Mirrors Tuscany just down the hill with cameras on entry and exit. Same misleading signs that only state "24/7 video recording".

Residents and any of their visitors all go into the dragnet.

deflock.me/map#map=16/4...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Meet the Flockers: HOA 3 Tuscany

On the entry and exit. There are signs up, but they just say "24/7 video recording". Nothing about what these cameras actually do.

Residents and any of their visitors get hoovered up into the dragnet.

deflock.me/map#map=16/4...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance

Privacy Harm Is Harm Every day, corporations track our movements through license plate scanners, building detailed profiles of where we go, when we go there, and who we visit. When they do this to us in violation of data

When a corporation surveils us in violation of a data privacy law, we suffer a real privacy harm. That should be enough to have our day in court. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you) On August 5th, 2025, I voted along with the 5-2 majority on the Oak Park Village Board to cancel our contract with Flock Safety, Inc and deactivate the 8 Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras ...

This might be of some use to you? It's by an elected official aimed at other elected officials and contains links to other cancelled contracts and news articles.

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”

Once a surveillance infrastructure is established, the use cases *always* expand!

Let's get Flock out of our cities!

#deflock

Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you) On August 5th, 2025, I voted along with the 5-2 majority on the Oak Park Village Board to cancel our contract with Flock Safety, Inc and deactivate the 8 Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras ...

If your city uses Flock license plate reader cameras, please share this with your favorite elected official derekeder.com/blog/why-i-v...

The "cameras in use 24/7 security" signs don't really convey the whole truth though - these are not simple CCTV cameras!

Also note that there are city installed Flock cameras at either end of 188th (see Meet 6 and Meet 10).

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Photo of a street surveillance camera mounted to a fixed pole surrounded by a red circular highlight to help point out where it is.

Meet the Flockers: HOA 2 Woodbridge

Three cameras here. Driving along 188th Avenue Northeast most likely won't capture you as they all face inward. All residents and their visitors however, will be ingested into the dragnet.

deflock.me/map#map=16/4...

#deflock #redmond #surveillance #flocksafety

Denver rejects $666,000 extension for license-plate surveillance cameras after backlash Police say Flock cameras fight crime, but the ACLU has called them “Orwellian.” The system may still stay in place.

One minor note on the article... the links for the contract cancellations of Austin and Denver both point to the same EFF article (for Austin).

This was the link I have saved for the Denver case, but there might be a better one out there.