Georgia’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Georgia or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 127 stories

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Sep 2 Records show former SPD worker had arrests before joining the department
WJCL
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Sep 1 State Senator wants to make Flock, other similar cameras illegal in Virginia
WRIC ABC 8News
More coverage: WRDW
Tift County, GA us/ga/tift
Sep 1 Three Hall deputies resign amid Flock misuse investigations
Now Georgia
More coverage: Atlanta News First · WRDW
Hall County, GA us/ga/hall
Sep 1 Lee County deputy fired for misuse of Flock camera
Now Georgia
Lee County, GA us/ga/lee
Sep 1 GA crime analyst who misused Flock previously touted 'guardrails'
Yahoo
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Sep 1 Flock cameras vandalized across north Georgia as backlash to technology grows
WSB-TV
us/ga/dekalb/city/decatur
Barrow County, GA us/ga/barrow
Lumpkin County, GA us/ga/lumpkin
Sep 1 Cobb County residents air Flock camera concerns
FOX 5 Atlanta
Cobb County, GA us/ga/cobb
Aug 31 RCSO deputies arrested for misuse of Flock camera system
WFXG
Richmond County, GA us/ga/richmond
Aug 31 Who oversees police use of license plate readers in Georgia?
decaturish.com
us/ga/dekalb/city/avondale-estates
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Aug 31 Flock VP Watched Recordings From A Playground Camera 38 Times. Is It Unplugged?
jasonhunyar.substack.com
us/ga/dekalb/city/dunwoody
Aug 31 Five things you may have missed this week
The Red & Black
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Aug 31 Flock camera presence increases in Athens
The Red & Black
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Aug 29 Athens police crime analyst fired for misusing Flock surveillance cameras
Classic City News
More coverage: Online Athens
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Aug 29 East Point police credit new crime center for fast response times
FOX 5 Atlanta
us/ga/fulton/city/east-point
Aug 29 Ga. police employee fired, facing criminal investigation for allegedly misusing Flock cameras
WRDW ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: 41NBC News · FOX 5 Atlanta · WGXA
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Putnam County, GA us/ga/putnam
Aug 28 Avondale police defend Flock use amid resident concerns
WABEalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ga/dekalb/city/avondale-estates
Aug 28 ACCPD civilian employee fired for misuse of Flock camera
WUGA
More coverage: Flagpole
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Aug 28 People Taking Down Flock Towers Are Becoming Folk Heroes, With Communities Circling to Protect Them
Futurism
Lumpkin County, GA us/ga/lumpkin
Aug 28 'A balancing act': Cobb County police chief addresses camera privacy concerns
FOX 5 Atlanta
Cobb County, GA us/ga/cobb
Aug 28 National police union pushes back on Flock CEO as Georgia arrests mount
Now Georgia
us/ga/dougherty/city/albany
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
Cherokee County, GA us/ga/cherokee
Aug 27 Former Covington police officer arrested for alleged Flock camera misuse
Atlanta News First ($)
More coverage: Hoodline · Chicago Tribune
us/ga/newton/city/covington
Aug 27 Ex-cop arrested after state probe into license plate database
FOX 5 Atlanta
us/ga/newton/city/covington
Newton County, GA us/ga/newton
Aug 27 Congress launches investigation into Flock Safety license plate readers
MyStatelinealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: AJC.com
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 27 City of Tybee Island to vote, discuss at council meeting
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ga/chatham/city/tybee-island
Aug 27 Covington cop fired after investigation into Flock technology system
WSB-TV
us/ga/newton/city/covington
Aug 27 Covington Police officer charged with misuse of license plate data
The Covington News
More coverage: 95.5 WSB
us/ga/newton/city/covington
Aug 27 Key lawmaker explores legislation to curb Flock camera misuse
thecurrentga.orgalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: fox43.com · Pennsylvania Senate Democrats · ABC27
Chatham County, GA us/ga/chatham
Aug 27 The cameras were there. The footage wasn’t
KNSI
Cuyahoga County, OH us/oh/cuyahoga
us/ga/dekalb/scd/dekalb-county
Aug 26 Mayor Livid When Even More Police Are Arrested for Using Flock Database Inappropriately
Futurism
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 26 Newnan to review Flock program, consider safeguards
The Newnan Times-Herald
us/ga/coweta/city/newnan
Coweta County, GA us/ga/coweta
Aug 26 License plate reader abuses spur push for Georgia safeguards
The Augusta Chroniclealso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Rome News-Tribune
Cobb County, GA us/ga/cobb
Aug 26 Santa Barbara to End Use of License Plate Reader Platforms for Now
Noozhawkalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Missourinet · Daily Signal · Yonkers Times · TAPinto · +5 more
Contract canceled
us/ca/santa-barbara/city/santa-barbara
Pulaski County, MO us/mo/pulaski
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
Aug 25 Task force meets on Flock camera misuse, Georgia lawmaker stops short of promising fix
Atlanta News First ($)also carried by 3 other outlets
More coverage: FOX 5 Atlanta
Hall County, GA us/ga/hall
Aug 25 Hollywood Police Share License Plate Data With Over 360 Agencies Nationwide
Hoodline
More coverage: Gadget Review
New contract
us/ga/fulton/city/alpharetta
Aug 25 Police chief to brief Avondale Estates board on Flock use
decaturish.com
More coverage: FOX 5 Atlanta · Hoodline
us/ga/dekalb/city/avondale-estates
Aug 25 Hall County investigator fired over alleged misuse of Flock system
Now Georgiaalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Now Georgia · Now Georgia
Hall County, GA us/ga/hall
Aug 25 Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network
Griffin Daily Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield
Aug 25 BREAKING: Second Habersham investigator arrested in Flock misuse case
Now Georgia
More coverage: Hoodline
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Aug 24 DeKalb County to debate ordinance on drifting and camping
decaturish.com
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Aug 24 GBI Arrests Four Former Savannah Police Department Employees for Misuse of a License Plate Reader System
AllOnGeorgia
More coverage: TechSpot
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 23 Apache Junction officer accused of misusing Flock license plate reader resigned prior to firing: Docs
AOL.com
More coverage: FOX 5 Atlanta · 11Alive.com
Contract canceled
us/ga/city/athens-clarke-county
Aug 23 ‘The people in power need to be held accountable’: Community reacts to Savannah Flock camera arrests
WTOC ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 23 4 former Savannah police employees arrested for misusing Flock cameras
FOX 5 Atlantaalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WSB-TV
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 22 A Georgia Sheriff's Office Fired Its Fourth Employee for Flock Camera Misuse This Year. Somehow, That's the Good News.
The Auto Wire
More coverage: AOL.com · breitbart.com
Cherokee County, GA us/ga/cherokee
Aug 22 GBI arrests 4 former Ga. PD employees in Flock misuse case
WRDW ($)
More coverage: Now Georgia
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Hall County, GA us/ga/hall
Aug 22 As officers face misuse allegations, police departments rethink Flock cameras
NBC Bostonalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WSB-TV · People.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · The Independent
Contract canceled
us/ma/city/new-bedford
us/ma/city/lynn
us/ma/town/stow
Aug 20 Cherokee County deputy arrested after allegedly using license plate reader for personal reasons over 2+ year span
11Alive.com
Cherokee County, GA us/ga/cherokee
Aug 19 LaGrange police investigates officer license plate reader searches
FOX 5 Atlantaalso carried by 4 other outlets
More coverage: 11Alive.com · NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
us/ga/troup/city/lagrange
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
Aug 19 Atlanta activists push back against expanding Flock camera network
FOX 5 Atlanta
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 18 Two Decatur Flock cameras vandalized as backlash grows
decaturish.com
More coverage: WABE
us/ga/dekalb/city/decatur
Aug 18 Statesboro Police Dept seeks to renew its Flock camera contract for 5 years
Statesboro Heraldalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: WSAV-TV · AOL.com
New contract
us/ga/bulloch/city/statesboro
Aug 17 Local Flock audit finds Stephens County policy violation; Hall County cites ‘technical difficulties’
Now Georgia
Stephens County, GA us/ga/stephens
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Hall County, GA us/ga/hall
Aug 17 Skydio Drones Surpass 10,000 Flights at FIFA World Cup 2026
startuphub.ai
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 17 Flock Safety Cameras to Tighten Surveillance Following Public Backlash
News Radio 1200 WOAI
More coverage: Local 3 News · thesunflower.com
Fort Bend County, TX us/tx/fort-bend
us/tx/harris/city/baytown
us/ga/catoosa/city/fort-oglethorpe
Aug 16 Local police review Flock safeguards after CCSO resignations
The Newnan Times-Herald
Coweta County, GA us/ga/coweta
us/ga/coweta/city/newnan
us/ga/coweta/city/senoia
Aug 16 Decatur commission to discuss license plate readers
decaturish.com
us/ga/dekalb/city/decatur
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
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 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 More officers, monitoring planned as Warner Robins High students return
41NBC News
Houston County, GA us/ga/houston
Aug 14 Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 6 other outlets
More coverage: The Daily Chronicle
Contract canceled
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Burnet County, TX us/tx/burnet
us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield
Aug 14 Amid growing scrutiny, Atlanta police look to root out Flock misuse
AJC.com ($)
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 13 Georgia agencies' plate-reader audits uncover misuse, leading to suspensions and charges
The Cool Down
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Polk County, GA us/ga/polk
Rockdale County, GA us/ga/rockdale
Aug 13 Georgia Today: Flock safety changes; New MARTA CEO; Warner Robins school shooting
Georgia Public Broadcasting
us/ga/dougherty/city/albany
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Aug 13 Cobb police chief to hold town halls over Flock cameras Archives
East Cobb News
Cobb County, GA us/ga/cobb
Aug 13 Former Georgia 911 director charged with misusing Flock license plate reader system
CBS News
More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts · Local 3 News
us/ga/paulding/city/dallas
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 12 Norcross to unveil new public safety hub at Aug. 22 council cookout
roughdraftatlanta.com
New contract
us/ga/gwinnett/city/norcross
Aug 11 Atlanta Police auditing Flock license plate reader system to see if employees illegally accessed system
11Alive.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: FOX 5 Atlanta · USA Today · aol.com
us/ga/fulton/city/atlanta
Aug 10 Savannah city council members and ACLU predict policy changes after Flock technology misuse
WTOC ($)
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 10 3 Bibb County deputies arrested, charged with Flock camera misuse and stalking after audit
WGXA
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
Aug 10 Drivers say they are not getting enough warning when driving through speed camera zones
WSB-TV
Gwinnett County, GA us/ga/gwinnett
us/ga/gwinnett/city/norcross
Aug 8 Ex-Georgia drug task force agent charged with misusing license plate reader database
WSB-TV
Polk County, GA us/ga/polk
us/ga/polk/city/cedartown
Aug 7 Flock misuse: 8 metro Atlanta officers suspended over policy violations
WSB-TV
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Coweta County, GA us/ga/coweta
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Aug 7 GBI arrests former Polk County police officer for allegedly misusing Flock camera system
Atlanta News First ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Coosa Valley News · FOX 5 Atlanta · cbsnews.com · AOL.com · +1 more
Polk County, GA us/ga/polk
us/ga/polk/city/cedartown
Aug 7 Austin Company Deploys School Safety Drones In Three States – What About Texas?
Dallas Express
New contract
us/ga/douglas/scd/douglas-county
Aug 7 Concerns grow over misuse of Flock camera system
95.5 WSB
More coverage: AJC.com
Polk County, GA us/ga/polk
us/ga/polk/city/cedartown
Fulton County, GA us/ga/fulton
Aug 6 Lee County Schools roll out new safety measures for 2026-27 year
WALB ($)
Lee County, GA us/ga/lee
Aug 4 3 former sheriff’s office employees accused of misusing Flock Safety System after audit
WSB-TV
Coweta County, GA us/ga/coweta
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 4 Metro Atlanta County Goes Full ‘Flock,’ Approves $18.9M Camera Program
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet
New contract
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Aug 4 3 Coweta County Sheriff’s Office employees resign after Flock audit
Atlanta News First ($)
More coverage: FOX 5 Atlanta
Coweta County, GA us/ga/coweta
us/ga/rockdale/city/conyers
us/ga/fayette/city/fayetteville
Aug 4 Warner Robins school zone cameras to issue warnings to speeders until Aug. 19
WGXA
us/ga/houston/city/warner-robins
Aug 4 GBI investigating Savannah police officers, civilian employees misuse of Flock cameras
Action News Jax
More coverage: The Auto Wire
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 4 Cobb superintendent talks school safety, AI and Trump’s Wheeler visit as classes begin
WSB-TV
New contract
us/ga/cobb/scd/cobb-county
Aug 3 Savannah police say internal audit flagged 34 suspect searches
WJCL
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 3 Officials comment on SPD investigation into Flock camera misuse
WSAV-TV
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Chatham County, GA us/ga/chatham
Aug 3 DeKalb County’s $21M Real-Time Crime Center Explained
Hoodline
New contract
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Aug 3 More cops alleged misuse of Flock; Ga.-based restaurant chain bracing for suit
97.5 Glory FM
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 3 6 Savannah Police employees placed on leave over possible misuse of Flock cameras, mayor says
cbsnews.com
More coverage: AllOnGeorgia · WTOC · Hoodline · WRDW · +4 more
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Aug 3 GBI Arrests Former Ogeechee Circuit District Attorney’s Office Investigator for Stalking and Misuse of a License Plate Reader System
AllOnGeorgia
Effingham County, GA us/ga/effingham
Bulloch County, GA us/ga/bulloch
Jul 31 Savannah Police investigates six employees over alleged misuse of license plate reader system
WTOC ($)also carried by 1 other outlet
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Jul 31 School zone cameras in Macon will turn back on starting Monday, BSO advises traffic safety
WGXA
Bibb County, GA us/ga/bibb
Jul 31 Georgia deputy accused of misusing surveillance cameras fired, arrested
WSB-TV
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Jul 31 6 Savannah Police employees on leave for alleged Flock misuse, official says
wsav.com
More coverage: WJCL
us/ga/chatham/city/savannah
Jul 31 🐿️ White squirrel spotted!
Rough Draft Atlanta
us/ga/gwinnett/city/norcross
Jul 31 Habersham deputy arrested for misuse of Flock Camera System as Georgia cases continue to rise
Now Georgiaalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: Atlanta News First · CBS News · Hoodline
Habersham County, GA us/ga/habersham
Jul 31 Paulding County Schools police department: Agency forms ahead of new school year
AOL.com
us/ga/paulding/scd/paulding-county
Jul 30 Richmond County sheriff details new safeguards for Flock camera system after deputies accused of misuse
WJBFalso carried by 1 other outlet
Richmond County, GA us/ga/richmond
Jul 30 Cumming City Council votes to add security cameras to Recreation & Parks office
WSB-TV
New contract
us/ga/forsyth/city/cumming
Jul 30 DKPD, apartment communities partner to expand public safety by integrating real-time crime fighting technology
On Common Ground News
DeKalb County, GA us/ga/dekalb
Jul 29 Gwinnett residents demand county cancel Flock cameras contract
WSB-TValso carried by 1 other outlet
Gwinnett County, GA us/ga/gwinnett
Jul 28 Norcross to open real-time crime center inside new public safety facility this fall
Atlanta News First ($)also carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Rough Draft Atlanta · Gwinnett Daily Post
us/ga/gwinnett/city/norcross

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