Surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage of government surveillance technology across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia — each story tagged with the technology it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 1,862 stories

	Story	Location
Jul 15	Appleton Common Council considers rules for license plate reader cameras - WBAY WBAY Reduction ALPR	Brown County, WI us/wi/brown
Jul 15	Toledo Wants to Wire 14 School Cameras Into Its Flock Police Surveillance Network - Gadget Review Gadget Reviewalso carried by 1 other outlet Expansion Schools & transitFixed cameras & RTCC
Jul 15	Bedfordshire Police deploy facial recognition for 250,000 Bedford River Festival visitors - Bedford Independent Bedford Independent Expansion Face recognition
Jul 15	New Mexico Man Vows to Keep Destroying Flock Surveillance Cameras - Gadget Review Gadget Review Fixed cameras & RTCCALPR
Jul 15	Flock search misuse, former Milwaukee police officer to be sentenced - FOX6 News Milwaukee FOX6 News Milwaukee ALPR	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee
Jul 15	Stockton embraced Flock surveillance cameras. Other cities are now scrapping plans amid ICE, privacy fears - Stocktonia News Stocktonia News Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCCALPR	City of Stockton, CA us/ca/san-joaquin/city/stockton City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles City of Mountain View, CA us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view
Jul 15	Palm Springs Drone Outsmarts Teen Baiting Police Into Chase - DroneXL DroneXL Expansion Drones / UAS	City of Palm Springs, CA us/ca/riverside/city/palm-springs Cathedral City, CA us/ca/riverside/city/cathedral City of Desert Hot Springs, CA us/ca/riverside/city/desert-hot-springs
Jul 15	As Newport drops Flock-style cameras, Kenton County considers adding them - AOL.com AOL.com ALPR	Kenton County, KY us/ky/kenton
Jul 15	Socialist War on Public Safety Coming to a Town Near You - Daily Signal Daily Signal Reduction Gunshot detection	City of Cambridge, MA us/ma/city/cambridge
Jul 15	Warwick district’s CCTV team passes annual inspection for 21st year running - WarwickshireWorld WarwickshireWorld Fixed cameras & RTCC
Jul 15	Flock, license plate readers don't belong in Boulder; our skies belong to us; Burton should be on council (Letters) - Daily Camera Daily Camera ($) Reduction ALPR	Boulder County, CO us/co/boulder
Jul 15	Morning Call files lawsuit seeking Allentown data from Flock license plate readers - The Morning Call The Morning Call ($) ALPR	Lehigh County, PA us/pa/lehigh
Jul 15	Keeping everyone safe at the Bedford River Festival - Bedford Borough Council Bedford Borough Council Expansion Face recognition
Jul 15	Readers write - Atlanta Journal-Constitution Atlanta Journal-Constitution ($) ALPR	Gwinnett County, GA us/ga/gwinnett
Jul 15	New era for Gibraltar as British territory’s border fence with Spain removed - BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie Expansion Face recognition
Jul 15	High demand for electricity continues: The Wake Up for Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) ALPR	Cuyahoga County, OH us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 15	$71 Million BSO Contract Passes First Vote by Pompano Commissioners - TAPinto TAPinto Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC
Jul 15	Fishback calls for Flock surveillance camera ban during Orlando rally - Spectrum News 13 Spectrum News 13 Reduction ALPR
Jul 15	AI Evidence Raises Challenges for New York Courts, Lawyers Say - Bloomberg Law News Bloomberg Law News Face recognition
Jul 15	Faribault OKs FPD grant money to renew Flock camera services - southernminn.com southernminn.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Faribault County, MN us/mn/faribault
Jul 15	Citizens object to surveillance cameras in Dickinson County - ironmountaindailynews.com ironmountaindailynews.com ALPR	Dickinson County, MI us/mi/dickinson
Jul 15	Safety v. Surveillance: Idaho Falls Police Chief responds to concerns about Flock cameras - Local News 8 Local News 8 ALPR
Jul 15	St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry: ‘Our city is safer with more people in it’ - AOL.com AOL.com Drones / UAS
Jul 15	What to know about the KCATA facial recognition plan on public buses \| Porter - AOL.com AOL.com Expansion Face recognition
Jul 15	Douglas County charter to be first school to install drone active shooter response system in Colorado - CBS News CBS News Expansion Drones / UAS	Douglas County, CO us/co/douglas
Jul 15	Key takeaways from the surveillance debate over Cleveland’s Flock cameras - Signal Cleveland Signal Cleveland Expansion ALPR	Cuyahoga County, OH us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 15	Twin Falls Police Department joins ICAC task force to combat online child predators - KMVT KMVT ($) Reduction ALPR	Twin Falls County, ID us/id/twin-falls
Jul 15	After councilwoman reconsiders, Warren narrowly renews Flock contract - The Detroit News The Detroit News ($) Expansion ALPR
Jul 15	Wilder City Council approves Flock Safety amendment after residents raise privacy concerns - Idaho News 6 Idaho News 6 ALPR	Canyon County, ID us/id/canyon
Jul 15	Privacy, cybersecurity fears drive debate as Huntington approves $2M drone, camera lease - WCHS WCHS Expansion Drones / UASALPR
Jul 15	Fort Wayne postpones Flock vote again, seeks more privacy safeguards - WANE 15 WANE 15 ALPR
Jul 15	'Get the Flock out of Safford': irate residents warn council they'll be voted out - Eastern Arizona Courier Eastern Arizona Courier ALPR
Jul 15	Speed cameras will be deployed in Santa Rosa County school zones - AOL.com AOL.com Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCCALPR	Santa Rosa County, FL us/fl/santa-rosa
Jul 15	Kenton County Fiscal Court holds off on license plate reader vote… again - LINK nky LINK nky ALPR	Kenton County, KY us/ky/kenton
Jul 15	Smithfield Police get state-funded drone - Smithfield Times Smithfield Times ($) Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	As OKC weighs Flock renewal, critics question whether license plate cameras really reduce crime - KOCO KOCO ALPR
Jul 14	Five Former Georgia Police Officers Charged Over Alleged Misuse Of License Plate Reader Data - AOL.com AOL.com ALPR
Jul 14	Leon County blocks funding for Flock license plate cameras after public outcry - wtwcfox wtwcfox More coverage: WTXL ABC 27 Reduction ALPR	Leon County, FL us/fl/leon Jefferson County, FL us/fl/jefferson Wakulla County, FL us/fl/wakulla
Jul 14	Gwinnett County approves drones to respond to some 911 calls - 95.5 WSB 95.5 WSBalso carried by 1 other outlet Expansion Drones / UAS	Gwinnett County, GA us/ga/gwinnett
Jul 14	MNPD drones respond to crashes, shots fired calls and more during pilot program - WKRN News 2 WKRN News 2also carried by 1 other outlet Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	New legislation aims at prohibiting Flock cameras in Ironton - WSAZ WSAZ ($) Reduction ALPR
Jul 14	Fort Wayne City Council votes to hold vote to renew Flock Safety camera contract - WPTA \| 21Alive \| Fort Wayne, IN WPTA \| 21Alive \| Fort Wayne, IN ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Cleveland 19 News Expansion ALPRFace recognition
Jul 14	Mt. Juliet police expanding K-9, drone programs - WKRN News 2 WKRN News 2also carried by 3 other outlets Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	Drone Trials in Nashville and Mt. Juliet Draw Interest from Murfreesboro Police - WGNS Radio WGNS Radio Expansion Drones / UAS	Davidson County, TN us/tn/davidson
Jul 14	Windsor Town Council votes to turn off license-plate readers - fox61.com fox61.com More coverage: fox61.com Reduction ALPR	Town of Windsor, CT us/ct/town/windsor
Jul 14	Orange Selectmen Approve Traffic Camera Negotiations, Update Solicitation Rules - Patch Patch Expansion ALPR	Town of Orange, CT us/ct/town/orange
Jul 14	Cheyenne license plate camera debate continues after Green River vote - Your Wyoming Link Your Wyoming Link ALPR
Jul 14	LA and Other Cities Are Distancing Themselves From Flock Safety - CNET CNET Reduction ALPR	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Jul 14	Two Upstate police officers fired over misuse of Flock cameras - WYFF WYFF More coverage: WYFF · WLOS ALPR	City of Greer, SC us/sc/greenville/city/greer
Jul 14	Northwest Area holds policy committee meeting - Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice ($) Schools & transit	Northwest Area School District, PA us/pa/luzerne/scd/northwest
Jul 14	Park City and Summit County share drivers’ location data with ICE and 4,000 other agencies - TownLift, Park City News TownLift, Park City News Expansion Fusion & data sharingALPR	Summit County, UT us/ut/summit
Jul 14	West Virginia to use $1.8M in federal funding to address health care staffing shortages - WCHS WCHS Reduction ALPR
Jul 14	Eyes in the sky: Montgomery County police expand and upgrade their fleet of drones - The Baltimore Banner The Baltimore Banner ($) Expansion Drones / UAS	Montgomery County, MD us/md/montgomery
Jul 14	BRINC Raises $125 Million Motorola-Led Round To Put A 911 Drone On 80,000 Station Roofs - DroneXL DroneXL Expansion Drones / UAS	City of Victorville, CA us/ca/san-bernardino/city/victorville City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Jul 14	Audit finds ICE ran zero searches on CPD Flock camera network over 2.5 years - WSYX WSYX Reduction ALPR
Jul 14	Park Ridge Discusses Renewing Flock License Plate Reader Contract - Journal & Topics Journal & Topics Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Flock camera debate heats up in NKY as privacy fears clash with crime-fighting claims - WKRC WKRCalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WKRC ALPR	Kenton County, KY us/ky/kenton
Jul 14	Lawmakers make a push for removal of Flock cameras in West Virginia towns - WCHS WCHS Reduction Face recognitionALPR
Jul 14	Residents urge Texarkana, Texas council to cancel Flock camera contract - Texarkana Today Texarkana Todayalso carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: KTBS 3 · The Killeen Daily Herald Reduction Fusion & data sharingALPR
Jul 14	Drone controversy in Oakland County prompts commissioners' regulation push - AOL.com AOL.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Expansion Drones / UAS	Oakland County, MI us/mi/oakland
Jul 14	Bellingham police land $3.7 million state grant. Here’s what to know - AOL.com AOL.com Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	Cleveland Pastor Who Backed Flock Cameras Was on Mayor’s Payroll - Gadget Review Gadget Review Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Newport to remove Flock cameras, end pilot program - WCPO 9 Cincinnati WCPO 9 Cincinnati Reduction ALPR
Jul 14	This week is National Real Time Crime Center Recognition Week and our department is one of the founding agencies for this technology. Our department's Real Time Crime and Information Center (RTCIC) personnel use technology, intelligence, and collabor - facebook.com facebook.com Fixed cameras & RTCC
Jul 14	One Of America’s Biggest Police Forces Just Declined To Renew Its Flock Camera Deal - Carscoops Carscoops Reduction Fusion & data sharing	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles City of Oakland, CA us/ca/alameda/city/oakland
Jul 14	Counterpoint \| Minneapolis residents don’t want police drones spying on us - Star Tribune Star Tribune ($) More coverage: Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder Drones / UAS
Jul 14	Flock’s Camera Network Is Searchable By Police, Offering 30 DAYS Of Your Driving History - Yahoo Yahoo Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Hartford officials use new approach to target illegal ATV, dirt bike riding - AOL.com AOL.com Expansion Drones / UAS	City of Hartford, CT us/ct/city/hartford
Jul 14	Flock Cameras, Ring Doorbells And Walmart Video: How Surveillance Is Solving Crimes Across Southern Maryland - The BayNet The BayNet Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Hanwha Vision tech enhances Atlanta Park security - SourceSecurity.com SourceSecurity.com Expansion Fixed cameras & RTCC
Jul 14	A new safety initiative takes flight over Fort Worth — literally - 6AM City 6AM City Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	Oklahoma's uninsured vehicle program sends mailed citations that look like police tickets to drivers - KOCO KOCO Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Columbia Heights audit found thousands of searches by Missouri police - hometownsource.com hometownsource.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: hometownsource.com Reduction Drones / UASALPR
Jul 14	He rallied pastors to defend Flock cameras. He’s also a paid political operative - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	License plate readers in limbo as another police agency halts use - The Independent The Independent More coverage: Lavender Hotel Reduction Fusion & data sharingALPR	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Jul 14	Huntington City Council approves purchase of Flock cameras despite public opposition - Yahoo Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: West Virginia Public Broadcasting Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	New Ohio police drone law stipulates warrant requirements, exceptions - Police1 Police1 More coverage: officer.com Reduction Drones / UAS
Jul 14	ACSO signs contract for Flock, drone pilot without board aproval - hometownsource.com hometownsource.com ($) Expansion ALPR	Anoka County, MN us/mn/anoka
Jul 14	Police use of artificial intelligence grows as rules lag behind - PressReader PressReader Expansion ALPR	City of Costa Mesa, CA us/ca/orange/city/costa-mesa California us/ca
Jul 14	Transparency Update: Tips for Obtaining ALPR Records - Inside Investigator Inside Investigator Reduction ALPR
Jul 14	Row erupts as facial recognition police tech set for Oxfordshire town - Witney Gazette Witney Gazette ($)also carried by 3 other outlets Expansion Face recognition	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Jul 14	Tasmanian regulator says proposed gaming machine reforms could undermine harm reduction - Focus Gaming News Focus Gaming News Expansion Face recognition	Tasmania, Australia au/tas
Jul 14	A sales tax increase in Cuyahoga County? The Wake Up for Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - Cleveland.com Cleveland.com ($) Expansion Drones / UAS	Cuyahoga County, OH us/oh/cuyahoga
Jul 14	65 Birmingham drivers caught by new ANPR cameras in just 10 days - here's where - Birmingham Live Birmingham Live ($) Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Nottingham food charity relocates over city traffic camera fear - BBC BBC ($) Expansion ALPR	Nottinghamshire Police, UK gb/police/nottinghamshire-police
Jul 14	Tri-State county seeks approval for controversial Flock cameras as debates continue - WKRC WKRC Expansion ALPR	Kenton County, KY us/ky/kenton
Jul 14	Audit Finds Security Badge Oversight Lapses in Auburn Schools - Finger Lakes Daily News Finger Lakes Daily News Schools & transit
Jul 14	FBI and local law enforcement target unknown drones flying over World Cup venues - Yahoo Yahoo More coverage: AOL.com Expansion Drones / UAS
Jul 14	Law enforcement has access to 15 Flock cameras across city - Messenger-Inquirer Messenger-Inquirer ALPR	Daviess County, KY us/ky/daviess
Jul 14	Huntington council moves forward with Flock camera deal after hearing hours of opposition - WCHS WCHS Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Kilgore Police Post Sparks Flock Camera Discussion - 101.5 KNUE 101.5 KNUEalso carried by 1 other outlet ALPR	Gregg County, TX us/tx/gregg Rusk County, TX us/tx/rusk
Jul 14	Two Payette County child-murder cases head to court Tuesday in separate hearings - KBOI KBOI Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Don’t worry, Big Brother is here to ‘keep you safe’ - The Spectator Australia The Spectator Australia ($) Expansion Face recognition	Western Australia au/wa
Jul 14	Flock Says ‘We Hope to Resume’ Work With LAPD After Getting Dropped - Gizmodo Gizmodo Reduction ALPR	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles Orange County, CA us/ca/orange
Jul 14	LAPD watchdog urges reconsideration of automatic license plate readers - NBC Los Angeles NBC Los Angelesalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NBC Los Angeles · Land Line Media Reduction Fusion & data sharingALPR	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles
Jul 14	Newton police deploy license plate reader cameras to aid crime investigations - KWCH KWCH ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: paxtonmedia.com · Post and Courier Expansion ALPR	Richland County, SC us/sc/richland Beaufort County, SC us/sc/beaufort
Jul 14	Federal judge tosses DOJ suit over unredacted West Virginia voter data - WCHS WCHS Expansion ALPR
Jul 14	Costa Mesa city leaders reconsiders use of Flock license plate readers - CBS News CBS News Reduction ALPR	City of Costa Mesa, CA us/ca/orange/city/costa-mesa
Jul 14	Flock is falling out of favor with police departments - Business Insider Business Insider ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Bundle Reduction Fusion & data sharingALPR	City of Los Angeles, CA us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles City of Mountain View, CA us/ca/santa-clara/city/mountain-view City of Santa Cruz, CA us/ca/santa-cruz/city/santa-cruz
Jul 13	Peoria police test ‘drone as first responder’ technology trial - CIProud.com CIProud.comalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Hometown Stations · DC News Now · WKRN News 2 · CIProud.com · +3 more Expansion Drones / UAS	Montgomery County, MD us/md/montgomery

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