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Michigan’s surveillance technology, as reported

Press coverage naming Michigan or a jurisdiction within it — each story tagged with the technology it covers. 29 stories

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Date	Source	Story
Jun 17, 2026	The Detroit News	Pontiac renews Flock gunshot detection software in city - The Detroit News The Detroit News Gunshot detection City of Oakland Oakland County
May 11, 2026	The Detroit News	2 Clawson cops threaten to quit over vote to stop using license plate readers - The Detroit News The Detroit NewsMetered ALPR Oakland County
Apr 28, 2026	Biometric Update	Tighter policies lead to fewer facial recognition searches for Detroit police - Biometric Update Biometric Update Face recognition Detroit Public Schools Community District
Apr 21, 2026	Tompkins Weekly	Trumansburg unlikely to renew Flock Safety cameras contract - Tompkins Weekly Tompkins Weekly ALPR Tompkins County City of Ithaca
Apr 20, 2026	MLive.com	Oakland County residents launch recall effort against commission chair - MLive.com MLive.com Drones / UAS Oakland County
Apr 12, 2026	ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4	Why Oakland County residents are worried about new police drone program - ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 Drones / UAS Oakland County
Apr 9, 2026	GovTech	Michigan Sees Boom in License Plate Reader Usage - GovTech GovTech ALPR Oakland County
Apr 9, 2026	ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4	‘Who owns the data’: Community voices concern over Flock drone surveillance in Oakland County - ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 Drones / UAS Oakland County
Apr 9, 2026	The Oakland Press	County approves drone program for sheriff’s department - The Oakland Press The Oakland PressPaywalled Drones / UAS Oakland County
Apr 9, 2026	Observer and Eccentric Newspapers	'We don’t want to be watched.' Oakland County residents assail drone program - Observer and Eccentric Newspapers Observer and Eccentric Newspapers Drones / UAS Oakland County City of Waterford
Apr 9, 2026	WXYZ Channel 7	Oakland County commissioners approve 9-month Flock pilot program for police drones - WXYZ Channel 7 WXYZ Channel 7 Drones / UAS Oakland County
Apr 9, 2026	The Detroit News	Large crowd boos, taunts Oakland commissioners over drones for sheriff - The Detroit News The Detroit Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet ALPR Oakland County
Apr 8, 2026	Michigan Public	Police say license plate cameras help them solve crimes, but residents and lawmakers raise concerns over privacy - Michigan Public Michigan Public Fusion & data sharing Oakland County
Apr 7, 2026	ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4	Residents voice privacy fears over Oakland County police drone plan - ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 Drones / UAS Oakland County
Mar 3, 2026	The Oakland Press	Police: Man accused of smashing license plate readers — including one that recorded his vehicle - The Oakland Press The Oakland PressPaywalled ALPR Oakland County
Feb 18, 2026	MLive.com	Cameras can automatically scan license plates. Michigan lawmakers want them regulated - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Genesee County
Feb 16, 2026	WCMU Public Media	Automated license plate readers generate concern, support across Michigan - WCMU Public Media WCMU Public Media ALPR Grand Traverse County
Feb 4, 2026	ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4	Michigan civil rights activists raising concerns about misuse of license plate readers, Ring cameras - ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 ClickOnDetroit \| WDIV Local 4 ALPR Wayne County
Jan 30, 2026	Bridge Michigan	Michigan license plate cameras face backlash: Big help, or Big Brother? - Bridge Michigan Bridge Michigan ALPR Lapeer County
Jan 29, 2026	MLive.com	Genesee County taps brakes on Flock camera renewals amid worries over data - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Genesee County
Jan 28, 2026	MLive.com	Kalamazoo residents, city at odds over use of surveillance cameras after ICE killing - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Kalamazoo County
Nov 26, 2025	MLive.com	Muskegon offers BOGO beach parking passes in December - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Muskegon County
Nov 14, 2025	FOX 2 Detroit	Ferndale ends contract with Flock Safety after hearing concerns, seeks new license plate reader vendor - FOX 2 Detroit FOX 2 Detroit ALPR City of Ferndale
Aug 26, 2025	Cars 108	Have you noticed these black boxes popping up in Mid-Michigan? - Cars 108 Cars 108 ALPR Genesee County
Jun 6, 2025	MLive.com	Questions arise over license plate readers and immigration checks in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Kalamazoo County
Aug 12, 2022	MLive.com	Ypsilanti city leaders call installing license plate readers an invasion of privacy - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Washtenaw County
Jun 26, 2022	MLive.com	60+ license plate readers could blanket Ypsilanti area under township plan - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Washtenaw County
Dec 25, 2021	MLive.com	Wyoming police installing 12 cameras to capture, detect license plates in effort to reduce crime - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Kent County
Oct 20, 2021	MLive.com	Flock license plate reader cameras installed around Kalamazoo - MLive.com MLive.comMetered ALPR Kalamazoo County

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