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Activists and journalists raise concerns over systemic human rights risks linked to Flock Safety’s products; Company response included
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Reports from EFF and 404 Media allege that Flock Safety’s surveillance technologies are prone to facilitating human rights violations. Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers (ALPR) have received heightened scrutiny, given concerns over data sharing practices with US federal immigration officers and a case where a Texas Sheriff's Office allegedly used the tool to track a woman who was suspected of having an abortion.
ALPRs are camera systems that automatically capture vehicle license plates and use software to read and record the information, often using artificial intelligence to compare it against databases. They can either be fixed (attached to street poles, streetlights) or attached to moving objects (such as police cars). Flock Safety advertises their ALPRs to public and private sector clients, such as homeowners associations, schools, and law enforcement.
According to EFF:
“Vendors say that the information collected can be used by police to find out where a plate has been in the past to determine whether a vehicle was at the scene of a crime, to identify travel patterns, and even to discover vehicles that may be associated with each other. Law enforcement agencies can choose to share their information with thousands of other agencies. Taken in the aggregate, ALPR data can paint an intimate portrait of a driver’s life and even chill First Amendment protected activity. ALPR technology can be used to target drivers who visit sensitive places such as health centers, immigration clinics, gun shops, union halls, protests, or centers of religious worship.”
Allegations against Flock Safety include: that its products create a surveillance infrastructure prone to abuse, it lacks effective safeguards for privacy and other affiliated human rights, it lacks adequate oversight mechanisms, its products enable potential exploitation by powerful government agencies (local and federal), and its products exhibit systemic risks that are not fully addressed by technical updates or client trainings.
In August 2025, Flock Safety announced that it had paused its pilot projects with federal agencies. In October 2025, the BHRRC contacted Flock Safety asking for more information on additional steps the company is taking to address the above concerns, and remediate any harms linked to their operations.
In the provided statement, Flock Safety addressed the following: