Talk:Flock license plate readers
Change this page to Flock generally as the scope of the article expanded
Flock also sells regular AI-Powered surveillance cameras [1], Mobile security trailers [2], and "Drones as a First Responder" [3].
I suggest that we make this article about flock more generally instead of specifically focusing on their ALPR product.
Revelation 13 16-17 (talk) 03:16, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
- I also think the language used fails to distinguish between Flock's presence in the U.S. vs other parts of the world. They are deployed across the globe. Colleen (talk) 17:05, 27 August 2025 (UTC)
404 Error pages for links
User @Left4Code found a large swathe of error pages for many of the references in this article. This discussion topic is to list and discuss the references.
| Ref #
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Title
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Issue
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Archive state
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Link
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| 20 | "How Vehicle Fingerprint Technology Works" | 404 | no archive |
https://www.flocksafety.com/resources/how-vehicle-fingerprint-technology-works |
| 21 |
"License Plate Surveillance Company Can Now Capture Images of Vehicle Occupants' Faces" |
404 |
no archive |
https://www.404media.co/flock-safety-can-now-capture-faces-of-vehicle-occupants/ |
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22 |
"Transforming Flock: Beyond License Plate Reading to Deliver Greater Insights for Solving Crime" |
404 |
no archive |
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24 |
"Atlas of Surveillance: Flock Safety" |
goes to deeplinks blog, but no article |
no archive |
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/04/atlas-surveillance-flock-safety |
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25 |
"Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department" |
404 |
no archive |
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26 |
"Carpenter and the Evolving Fourth Amendment" |
404 |
no archive |
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27 |
"Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle v. Baltimore Police Department" |
404 |
no archive |
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| 28 |
"Illinois Compiled Statutes - Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act" |
404 |
no archive |
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29 |
"RSA 236:130 Automated License Plate Recognition" |
potential 404 |
no archive |
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XXI/236/236-130.htm |
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32 |
"Surveillance firm provided ICE access to license plate reader systems" |
404 |
no archive |
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jul/15/flock-safety-ice-license-plate-reader |
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33 |
"How Flock Safety is Building a Surveillance Network for ICE" |
404 |
no archive |
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34 |
"ICE Surveillance of Immigrants and Advocates" |
404 |
no archive |
https://americanoversight.org/investigation/ice-surveillance-of-immigrants-and-advocates/ |
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35 |
"ACLU Obtains Records Showing ICE Using License Plate Readers in Sanctuary Cities" |
404 |
no archive |
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36 |
"License Plate Readers Are Creating a US-Wide Database of More Than Just Cars" |
404 | no archive |
https://www.vice.com/en/article/license-plate-readers-abortion-clinics-texas |
| 37 | "Reproductive Surveillance in Post-Roe America" | 404 | no archive | https://www.surveillancewatch.io/reproductive-surveillance-post-roe/ |
| 38 | "State Shield Laws and Reproductive Privacy" | dead site | no archive | https://reproductiverights.gov/shield-laws/ |
| 39 | "Flock Safety Employees Caught Misusing Access to Surveillance Network" | 404 | no archive | https://www.wired.com/story/flock-safety-employees-misuse-access/ |
| 40 | "Audit Reveals Hundreds of Flock Safety Privacy Violations" | 404 | no archive | https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/15/audit-reveals-hundreds-of-flock-safety-privacy-violations/ |
| 41 | "When License Plate Readers Become Tools for Stalking" | 404 | no archive | https://apnews.com/article/license-plate-readers-police-misuse-stalking |
| 42 | "Detroit Officer Fired for Using City Cameras to Track Ex-Wife" | 404 | no archive | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2024/03/officer-fired-tracking-ex-wife/ |
| 43 | "Proactive Security Disclosure Q2 2025" | 404 | no archive | https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/proactive-security-disclosure-q2-2025 |
Beanie Bo (talk) 17:40, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
- I got started on this and here's what I found in relation to these links so far. Will work on it more later. Note that the numbers will no longer correspond now that some changes have been made. Might have to use previous version for direct referencing.
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- 20: Fixed. Link changed to https://www.flocksafety.com/products/license-plate-readers
- 21: Removed broken reference and replaced with citation-needed.
- 22: Fixed. Changed to reference #20 with wiki article details changed accordingly.
- 24: Might be referring to this article but article does not reference discrimination. New reference is needed.
- 25: Fixed. Link changed to https://www.eff.org/document/fourth-circuit-ruling-leaders-beautiful-struggle-v-baltimore-police-department
- 26: Reference was irrelevant for where it was cited. Replaced with citation-needed.
- Beanie Bo (talk) 18:28, 26 October 2025 (UTC)
- 27: Fixed.
- 28: Couldn't find anything on 90 days. Changed info accordingly and added new reference.
- 29: Fixed.
- 32: Fixed. Corrected some pretty bad misinformation. Gotta be more vigilant with using LLM's.
- 33: Removed and added citation needed.
- 34-35: Removed all context, appears to be misinformation.
- 36-38: Fixed links. Removed misinformation.
- 39-40: Removed. Info appears to be blatant misinformation and libel
- 41-42: Fixed. Removed misinformation
- 43: Fixed Beanie Bo (talk) 03:06, 29 October 2025 (UTC)