Surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage of government surveillance technology across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the Netherlands, each story tagged with the technology it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 2,841 stories

	Story	Location
Aug 16	St. Petersburg confronts Flock camera debate as Sarasota police investigate alleged misuse wtsp.com	us/fl/pinellas/city/st-petersburg us/fl/sarasota/city/sarasota
Aug 15	Morgantown City Council member claims commissioners ‘misunderstand’ role in Flock debate AOL.com	Monongalia County, WV us/wv/monongalia us/wv/monongalia/city/morgantown
Aug 15	Rallies against mass surveillance kick off in King County on Monday KIRO 7 News Seattlealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Yahoo	us/wa/king/city/seattle us/wa/king/city/renton King County, WA us/wa/king
Aug 15	‘Spy on their exes’: Massive police camera network tightens controls after alleged abuses rawstory.com Contract canceled	us/ga/chatham/city/savannah us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Aug 15	Houston Police Ran a Third of Weber County's 5 Million License Plate Camera Searches hoodline.com	Weber County, UT us/ut/weber us/ut/salt-lake/city/millcreek us/ut/salt-lake/city/salt-lake-city
Aug 15	Estevan police receive funding for new drone program DiscoverEstevan
Aug 15	Salida Police Ditch Flock Cameras After Residents Cry Foul Over ICE Data Fears Hoodline Contract canceled	us/co/chaffee/city/salida
Aug 15	Group cites ‘striking’ Weber County data on Flock cameras as reason for lawmakers to act KSL NewsRadio	Weber County, UT us/ut/weber us/ut/salt-lake/city/salt-lake-city
Aug 15	Scottsdale leaders have mixed feeling on use of Flock yourvalley.net ($)	us/az/maricopa/city/scottsdale
Aug 15	Trump Puts 100% Tariffs On Thermal Drones As His Sons' Drone Stocks Rally DroneXL
Aug 15	Murfreesboro Renews Flock Camera Contract Despite Pushback Hoodline New contract	us/tn/rutherford/city/murfreesboro
Aug 15	Popsicles and the FBI: Organizers launching week of action against Flock and ALPRs atlpresscollective.com	us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta us/ga/dekalb/city/dunwoody Madison County, NC us/nc/madison
Aug 15	Critics challenge Fairfax County police use of AI-powered license plate cameras WTOP	Fairfax County, VA us/va/fairfax
Aug 15	Redwood City to let Flock Safety contract expire over automatic license plate readers concerns San Mateo Daily Journal Contract canceled	us/ca/san-mateo/city/redwood
Aug 15	Santa Fe Police Department uses drones to capture bears KOB 4 New contract	us/nm/santa-fe/city/santa-fe
Aug 15	DroneShield's Kansas City Win and JPMorgan's Stake Hike: Can New Orders Outweigh the Margin Squeeze? ad-hoc-news.de New contract	us/mo/jackson/city/kansas-city
Aug 15	Digital Dragnets on the South Shore South Shore News	us/ma/town/norwell us/ma/town/east-bridgewater us/ma/town/rockland
Aug 15	Auburn moves toward ending Flock contract as council weighs energy costs, budget overhaul Fingerlakes1.com	us/ny/cayuga/city/auburn
Aug 15	News - https://www.monvalleyindependent.com/2026/08/15/safety-upgrades-ready-for-start-of-school-year/ ---------------------------------------------- (A-I) - " Charleroi Area School District Safety Upgrades – 2026 The Charleroi Area School District is implementing se facebook.com
Aug 15	Manteca may add six more flock cameras to deal with crime Manteca Bulletin	us/ca/san-joaquin/city/manteca
Aug 15	Is Norfolk City Council trying to silence Flock opponents? WAVY.com	us/va/city/norfolk
Aug 15	Police install ANPR cameras at Winnersh Sainsbury’s after community concerns over anti-social behaviour Wokingham.Today	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 15	‘Assume the worst’: Expert’s dire warning News.com.au New contract
Aug 15	Residents' concerns prompt presentation about recording license plates Roswell Daily Record	us/nm/chaves/city/roswell
Aug 15	Police reveal plans to deploy facial recognition vans at Bracknell shopping centre next week Wokingham.Today	Thames Valley Police, UK gb/police/thames-valley-police
Aug 15	Arizona lawmaker details failed automated license plate reader bill as misuse investigations continue FOX 10 Phoenix Contract canceled	Pinal County, AZ us/az/pinal us/az/maricopa/city/goodyear us/az/maricopa/city/surprise
Aug 15	Bryan Bachman WILX ($)
Aug 15	New Technique for Ruining Flock Cameras Just Dropped NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts New contract	us/sc/richland/town/irmo
Aug 15	More officers, monitoring planned as Warner Robins High students return 41NBC News	Houston County, GA us/ga/houston
Aug 15	Federal agents used facial recognition tech to compile protestor photos during Operation Metro Surge Yahoo
Aug 15	Hundreds of Residents Attend Newport Beach Police Department’s National Night Out Newport Beach Indy	us/ca/orange/city/newport-beach
Aug 14	Baytown‎ council‎ passes‎ crime‎ district‎ budget‎ after‎ Flock camera debate Baytown Sun	us/tx/harris/city/baytown
Aug 14	The Principle of Policing by Consent Is Falling Across Australia Sydney Criminal Lawyers	New South Wales, Australia au/nsw Western Australia au/wa
Aug 14	Law enforcement defends use of Flock cameras as some residents push back Bakersfield.com	us/ca/kern/city/bakersfield us/ca/nevada/city/grass-valley Kern County, CA us/ca/kern
Aug 14	At least nine schools across Florida, Georgia and Colorado are installing storage boxes this year housing autonomous drones capable of pepper-spraying, ramming and disorienting an active shoter, in one of the most aggressive tech responses yet to gn viol facebook.com
Aug 14	City Of Sonora And Law Enforcement Says It Does Not Use Flock Safety Cameras myMotherLode.com	us/ca/tuolumne/city/sonora Tuolumne County, CA us/ca/tuolumne
Aug 14	Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: WBFF · The Daily Chronicle Contract canceled	us/ga/chatham/city/savannah Burnet County, TX us/tx/burnet us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield
Aug 14	Flock Safety overhauls privacy policy for license plate reader cameras used by Michigan law enforcement WILX ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KCRG	us/ia/linn/city/cedar-rapids
Aug 14	Waukee PD ends contract with license plate reader company theperrynews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: KCCI · WHO13.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · The Des Moines Register Contract canceled	us/ia/dallas/city/waukee
Aug 14	Ohio bipartisian effort would limit Flock camera use NBC4 WCMH-TV
Aug 14	Pocatello police detail Flock camera system's successes, safeguards amid vandalism, privacy concerns Idaho State Journal ($)also carried by 1 other outlet	us/id/bannock/city/pocatello
Aug 14	'Have I Been Flocked?' Here's how to find out if you've been searched Houston Chronicle ($)	us/tx/harris/city/houston us/tx/harris/city/pasadena Harris County, TX us/tx/harris
Aug 14	Flock camera backlash: Some Minnesota cities keep license plate readers despite privacy concerns Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet	us/mn/anoka/city/columbia-heights us/mn/anoka/city/fridley Sherburne County, MN us/mn/sherburne
Aug 14	New Flock Safety safeguards could shape Toledo school camera vote wtol.com	us/oh/lucas/city/toledo
Aug 14	Tennessee’s political winds appear to be shifting on license plate readers Chattanooga Times Free Press ($)	Knox County, TN us/tn/knox us/ca/los-angeles/city/los-angeles Shelby County, TN us/tn/shelby
Aug 14	New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG WIRED More coverage: NBC New York
Aug 14	Facial Recognition at Madison Square Garden Sparks Privacy Fight as Protesters Demand: “Ban the Scan” Belaaz
Aug 14	FAA bans drone flights around Maryland State Fair grounds CBS News	Baltimore County, MD us/md/baltimore
Aug 14	Privacy protection concerns continue after Flock rolls out changes wtsp.com	us/fl/pinellas/city/st-petersburg us/fl/pinellas/city/clearwater us/fl/polk/city/lakeland
Aug 14	North Carolina authorizes AI-powered license plate reader cameras on all state roads and highways dailytarheel.com
Aug 14	Ironton City Council continues to weigh ban on automatic license plate readers herald-dispatch.com ($)	us/oh/lawrence/city/ironton Lawrence County, OH us/oh/lawrence
Aug 14	Chinese drone maker DJI gets fresh chance to escape Pentagon’s blacklist 1450 AM 99.7 FM WHTCalso carried by 1 other outlet
Aug 14	Michigan county to keep Flock data for just 7 days as company rolls out new guidelines MLive.com ($)	Monroe County, MI us/mi/monroe
Aug 14	Harris County judge nominees weigh in on Flock cameras Houston Chronicle ($)	Harris County, TX us/tx/harris
Aug 14	Flock backlash could reshape local ALPR use, but company says change is up to police, lawmakers StateScoop Contract canceled	us/va/city/richmond us/ca/placer/city/roseville
Aug 14	Monroe County Sheriff updates license plate camera policy Monroe Evening News	Monroe County, MI us/mi/monroe
Aug 14	Tuscaloosa schools plan new surveillance cameras for high school parking lots WBMA More coverage: facebook.com
Aug 14	Northeast Indiana congressman denounces 'Big Brother' license plate reader cameras nwitimes.com ($)	Lake County, IN us/in/lake us/in/lake/city/east-chicago us/in/lake/city/hammond
Aug 14	Where 'Flock' cameras are found on MSU campus Yahoo	us/mi/ingham/city/east-lansing
Aug 14	City of Edmonds considers having school zone speed cameras monitor 24 hours KOMO	us/wa/snohomish/city/edmonds
Aug 14	Shutting down ALPR technology would put police, community ‘at risk,’ Milford police union states Yahoo	us/ct/city/milford
Aug 14	DeFlock St. Pete To Host First Public Meeting Patch	us/fl/pinellas/city/st-petersburg
Aug 14	Lincoln pauses, Foster mulls cancelling Flock cameras WPRI.com	us/ri/town/lincoln us/ri/town/foster
Aug 14	August 19 Agenda \| South Pasadena City Council Navigating License Plate Readers, Street Safety & Uncontested Election South Pasadena News	us/ca/los-angeles/city/south-pasadena
Aug 14	Why does Texas require your thumbprint for a driver's license? Curious Texas investigates Yahoo
Aug 14	Here's How To Know If You've Been 'Flocked' In VA Patch	Fairfax County, VA us/va/fairfax Arlington County, VA us/va/arlington Loudoun County, VA us/va/loudoun
Aug 14	Old Lyme Road Safety Panel Reviews Dangerous Intersections, Speed Signs And Traffic Cameras Patch	us/ct/town/old-lyme
Aug 14	Pennsylvania National Guard Becomes Hub for Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program Dronelife New contract
Aug 14	Illinois council delays Flock camera deal as residents warn against townwide tracking NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	us/il/tazewell/city/pekin
Aug 14	The Weekly Wrap: Judge Blocks NYC Pied-á-terre Tax Next City Contract canceled	us/ma/city/new-bedford us/ma/city/cambridge Isanti County, MN us/mn/isanti
Aug 14	Flock Cameras Come to Norman, Despite Council Rejection reclaimthenet.org New contract	Cleveland County, OK us/ok/cleveland us/ok/cleveland/city/norman
Aug 14	Troy mayor responds to changes announced by Flock; other cities using Axon Spectrum News	us/ny/rensselaer/city/troy us/ny/saratoga/city/saratoga-springs us/ny/schenectady/city/schenectady
Aug 14	Premier League to fund live facial recognition for London’s Met Police force on matchdays The New York Times ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Sports Business Journal · tribuna.com New contract	Metropolitan Police Service, UK gb/police/metropolitan-police-service
Aug 14	Salida Police End Use of License Plate Reader System Heart of the Rockies Radio \| Contract canceled	us/co/chaffee/city/salida
Aug 14	Cleveland's Ward 11 Residents Confront Blight, ICE Fears and Flock Cameras at West Side Meeting Hoodline
Aug 14	Princeton Flock Camera Petition Nears Council Vote communitynews.org	us/nj/mercer/city/princeton Camden County, NJ us/nj/camden us/nj/passaic/city/passaic
Aug 14	Who is David Covucci? Reporter accuses Aaron Rodgers of allegedly funding Flock-style cameras in small town in New Jersey primetimer.com
Aug 14	Kean Secures $500,000 for Phillipsburg Police Technology Equipment House.gov New contract	us/nj/town/phillipsburg-warren
Aug 14	Montreal police take down high-powered surveillance camera after Radio-Canada story CBC More coverage: CBC New contract	Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, Canada ca/qc/police/service-de-police-de-la-ville-de-montreal Quebec, Canada ca/qc
Company press release, not independent reporting How many 'Flock' cameras surround Lansing? See who's tracking you - lenconnect.com Issued by lenconnect.com · Aug 14 Independent reporting on this, published after the release: Where 'Flock' cameras are found on MSU campus Yahoo · Aug 14 Fixed cameras & RTCC City of Lansing, MIEaton County, MI Ingham County, MI
Aug 14	This Alberta police service is exploring remotely operated drones to support officers CTV News	Alberta, Canada ca/ab
Aug 14	Blood, drugs and shark fishing: How drones are being used across Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Times ($)
Aug 14	ICE Is Using Airline Passenger Data to Make Airport Arrests, but an Expired I-94 May Not Tell the Whole Story latintimes.com
Aug 14	Under surveillance in Oakland by Flock and the OPD Indybay More coverage: Richmondside · The Oaklandside New contract	us/ca/alameda/city/oakland us/ca/contra-costa/city/richmond
Aug 14	Schenectady increases use of controversial license plate readers Yahoo	us/ny/schenectady/city/schenectady Schenectady County, NY us/ny/schenectady
Aug 14	License plate readers draw skepticism at town hall meadvilletribune.com	us/pa/crawford/city/meadville
Aug 14	‘Does He Ever Sleep?’: New Honolulu Police Chief Hits The Ground Running Honolulu Civil Beat
Aug 14	Canada seeks to acquire long-range strike system widely used in Ukraine war The Globe and Mail ($)
Aug 14	Richmond residents say Flock Safety’s new camera safeguards don’t go far enough 12onyourside.com ($)	us/va/city/richmond
Aug 14	Flock announces changes amid backlash over its license plate reader network wpln.org More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Contract canceled	us/mo/jackson/city/blue-springs
Aug 14	Fairfield RTM could change speed camera hours, signs and fines after public pushback ctinsider.com ($)	us/ct/town/fairfield
Aug 14	Another CT city gets approval for speed cameras, as Lamont calls for pause to new installations New Haven Register ($)also carried by 1 other outlet	us/ct/city/new-britain
Aug 14	Amid growing scrutiny, Atlanta police look to root out Flock misuse AJC.com ($)	us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 14	Salem City Schools: Additional security and the district's main focus ahead of Aug. 18 WSET	us/va/city/salem
Aug 14	Flock cameras subject of meeting, rally in Roanoke County and Roanoke Roanoke Times	us/va/city/roanoke Roanoke County, VA us/va/roanoke
Aug 14	East Valley city council hears from Flock technology opponents yourvalley.net ($) Contract canceled	us/az/maricopa/city/chandler
Aug 14	Foster Weighs Flock Cameras as 3 RI Towns Bail Out upriseri.com Contract canceled	us/ri/town/foster us/ri/town/glocester us/ri/town/narragansett
Aug 14	South Kingstown Council Demands State Police Remove Flock Camera It Learned About From News Story upriseri.com Contract canceled	us/ri/town/south-kingstown
Aug 14	Boulder delays license plate reader decision as scrutiny of Flock intensifies The Boulder Reporting Lab	us/co/boulder/city/boulder
Aug 14	Benton adopts policy governing Flock camera use Southern Illinoisan	us/il/franklin/city/benton

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