Wisconsin’s surveillance technology, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location
Aug 12	Greater Milwaukee Today	Police across Waukesha County defend flock cameras amid privacy debate↗ Greater Milwaukee Todayalso carried by 1 other outlet Schools & transit	City of Muskego, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/muskego City of Waukesha, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/waukesha Village of Pewaukee, WI us/wi/waukesha/village/pewaukee
Aug 9	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Rep. Tim Burchett Demands Warrants for Mass Surveillance, Citing His Bill to Ban Federal Use of License Plate Readers and Facial Recognition — “Get a Dadgum Warrant”↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Face recognition−, ReductionALPR−, ReductionFusion & data sharing−, Reduction	City of Brookfield, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield
Aug 8	Wausau Pilot & Review	License plate readers, a Chief Deputy ordinance rewrite and a $595,000 squad car ask go before Marathon County committee Tuesday↗ Wausau Pilot & Review ALPR	Marathon County, WI us/wi/marathon
Aug 8	MotorBiscuit	An Innocent Driver Was Held at Gunpoint Over a Flock Camera Mix-Up: "Wrong Person But Also Wrong Car"↗ MotorBiscuitalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Brookfield, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield Dane County, WI us/wi/dane
Aug 8	aol.com	Brookfield police stop wrong vehicle after Flock camera error↗ aol.com Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Brookfield, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield City of Milwaukee, WI us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee Dane County, WI us/wi/dane
Aug 7	FOX6 News Milwaukee	Flock system mix-up leads to stop on I-94↗ FOX6 News Milwaukeealso carried by 1 other outlet Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Brookfield, WI us/wi/waukesha/city/brookfield City of Milwaukee, WI us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee Dane County, WI us/wi/dane
Aug 6	WISN	Internal Affairs MPD officer accused of misconduct waives preliminary hearing↗ WISN ALPR	City of Milwaukee, WI us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee Racine County, WI us/wi/racine
Aug 5	Wisconsin Right Now	Where Do the Waukesha County Sheriff Candidates Stand on Flock Cameras?↗ Wisconsin Right Now ALPR	Waukesha County, WI us/wi/waukesha
Jul 31	WQOW	'Leaps and bounds,' ECPD's drone team continues to evolve as drone technology advances↗ WQOW Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Eau Claire, WI us/wi/eau-claire/city/eau-claire
Jul 31	Yahoo	Two Flock Cameras Go Up in Flames, Police Say It Was No Accident↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Gadget Review Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	Brown County, WI us/wi/brown
Jul 30	ehextra.com ($)	Debate over flock cameras moves to Marinette↗ ehextra.com ($) ALPRSchools & transit	City of Marinette, WI us/wi/marinette/city/marinette
Jul 30	KEZI	Flock cameras are getting mobbed↗ KEZIalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: CNN · The Guardian Contract canceled Face recognition−, ReductionFixed cameras & RTCC−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Eugene, OR us/or/lane/city/eugene City of Fort Collins, CO us/co/larimer/city/fort-collins City of Madison, WI us/wi/dane/city/madison
Jul 29	stoughtonnews.com	City terminates Flock camera contract↗ stoughtonnews.comalso carried by 1 other outlet Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Stoughton, WI us/wi/dane/city/stoughton
Jul 29	Channel 3000	Stoughton council members vote to terminate Flock contract↗ Channel 3000also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WMSN · WMTV 15 NEWS Contract canceled Fixed cameras & RTCC−, ReductionSchools & transit−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Stoughton, WI us/wi/dane/city/stoughton
Jul 28	Newsweek ($)	Map Shows Cities That Have Rejected, Deactivated Flock Cameras↗ Newsweek ($) More coverage: Palo Alto Daily Post Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of El Cerrito, CA us/ca/contra-costa/city/el-cerrito City of Appleton, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton City of Bloomington, IN us/in/monroe/city/bloomington
Jul 23	ehextra.com ($)	Marinette police chief defends flock camera↗ ehextra.com ($) Schools & transit	City of Marinette, WI us/wi/marinette/city/marinette
Jul 22	townhall.com ($)	Police Chief Secretly Installs AI Surveillance Cameras, Then Justifies It After Getting Busted↗ townhall.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Fixed cameras & RTCC+, Expansion	City of Chetek, WI us/wi/barron/city/chetek
Jul 22	NBC26	Appleton pauses license plate reader program while city works on privacy rules↗ NBC26 ALPR−, Reduction	City of Appleton, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton
Jul 22	dailycaller.com	Another Citizen Surveillance Tech Company Is Giving Flock A Run For It’s Money↗ dailycaller.com New contract ALPR+, Expansion	City of Denver, CO us/co/denver/city/denver Douglas County, CO us/co/douglas Town of Grand Chute, WI us/wi/town/grand-chute
Jul 22	Gadget Review	Flock Safety Keeps Getting Caught Lying to the Governments That Pay It↗ Gadget Review Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh City of Loveland, CO us/co/larimer/city/loveland City of Urbana, IL us/il/champaign/city/urbana
Jul 20	GovTech	UW Madison Drops Flock Safety, Reconsiders License Plate Readers↗ GovTech Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Madison, WI us/wi/dane/city/madison
Jul 19	101 WIXX	Appleton tables ALPR camera discussion, denies truancy citations, Thrivent plans pass↗ 101 WIXX Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Appleton, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton
Jul 18	Mother Jones	Police Keep Losing Their Jobs For Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People↗ Mother Jones Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee
Jul 17	AOL.com	Oshkosh drops Flock cameras after chief raises trust and access issues↗ AOL.com Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Jul 16	WBAY	Appleton City Council votes on truancy ordinance, Flock cameras↗ WBAY Schools & transit	City of Appleton, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/appleton
Jul 16	AOL.com	Racine law enforcement investigated for license plate reader misuse↗ AOL.comalso carried by 2 other outlets ALPR	Racine County, WI us/wi/racine
Jul 15	NBC26	Former Milwaukee police officer gets probation for misusing license plate-reader technology↗ NBC26also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: WISN ALPR−, Reduction	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee
Jul 15	WBAY	Appleton Common Council considers rules for license plate reader cameras↗ WBAY ALPR	Brown County, WI us/wi/brown
Jul 15	FOX6 News Milwaukee	Flock search misuse, former Milwaukee police officer to be sentenced↗ FOX6 News Milwaukee More coverage: FOX6 News Milwaukee · AOL.com · FOX6 News Milwaukee ALPR	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee
Jul 12	AOL.com	Kaukauna Police drop Flock Safety contract over privacy fears↗ AOL.com More coverage: AOL.com Contract canceled ALPR−, ReductionFusion & data sharing−, Reduction	City of Kaukauna, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/kaukauna
Jul 10	AOL.com	What’s next after Oshkosh cancels Flock license plate reader contract?↗ AOL.com Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Jul 9	WPR	Second member of the Milwaukee Police Department charged with misuse of license plate reader system↗ WPR ALPR	City of Milwaukee, WI us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Jul 9	WFRV Local 5	Wisconsin police officer criminally charged after flock camera and GPS tracker misuse↗ WFRV Local 5 ALPR	Wisconsin us/wi
Jul 8	FOX6 News Milwaukee	Milwaukee police detective accused of Flock misuse↗ FOX6 News Milwaukee More coverage: TMJ4 News · Straight Arrow · WLUK · TMJ4 News ALPR	City of Milwaukee, WI us/wi/milwaukee/city/milwaukee
Jul 8	Yahoo	Kaukauna Police drop Flock Safety contract over privacy fears↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Kaukauna Community News · WLUK · Yahoo Contract canceled ALPR−, ReductionFusion & data sharing−, Reduction	City of Kaukauna, WI us/wi/outagamie/city/kaukauna
Jul 3	WMTV 15 NEWS ($)	UW-Madison Police Department ending partnership with Flock Safety↗ WMTV 15 NEWS ($) More coverage: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · Wisconsin State Journal · The Cap Times Contract canceled ALPR−, ReductionSchools & transit−, Reduction	City of Madison, WI us/wi/dane/city/madison
Jul 3	WFRV Local 5	Police department in Wisconsin is not renewing its contract with Flock Safety↗ WFRV Local 5also carried by 1 other outlet Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Wisconsin us/wi
Jun 29, 2026	Tech Times	Flock Safety Crosses 100,000 Cameras as 53 Cities Cancel Over Unauthorized Federal Data Access↗ Tech Times More coverage: Truthout Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionFixed cameras & RTCC−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of San Francisco, CA us/ca/city/san-francisco City of Mountain View, CA us/ca/city/mountain-view City of Santa Cruz, CA us/ca/city/santa-cruz
Jun 28, 2026	Amery Free Press	Amery board approves bus camera policy, takes first look at drone restrictions↗ Amery Free Press Schools & transit+, Expansion	Amery School District, WI us/wi/polk/scd/amery
Jun 23, 2026	Yahoo	Arvada police use Drone First Responder in response to emergencies↗ Yahoo More coverage: Green Bay Press-Gazette Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Green Bay, WI us/wi/brown/city/green-bay
Jun 18, 2026	Beloit Daily News ($)	A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy↗ Beloit Daily News ($) Schools & transit	City of Beloit, WI us/wi/rock/city/beloit
Jun 18, 2026	Yahoo	Stalker Cams: Inside the Widespread Abuse of Flock License‑Plate Readers↗ Yahoo Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee Sedgwick County, KS us/ks/sedgwick
Jun 16, 2026	WLUK	Oshkosh looking into new license plate-reading cameras after ending Flock contract↗ WLUK More coverage: WBAY Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Winnebago County, WI us/wi/winnebago Outagamie County, WI us/wi/outagamie
Jun 15, 2026	WBAY ($)	Green Bay police and fire launch drone first responder program↗ WBAY ($) More coverage: Spectrum News · WTAQ Drones / UAS+, Expansion	City of Green Bay, WI us/wi/brown/city/green-bay
Jun 11, 2026	hngnews.com ($)	Cottage Grove takes closer look at Flock Camera policies↗ hngnews.com ($) ALPR	Village of Cottage Grove, WI us/wi/dane/village/cottage-grove
Apr 29, 2026	NBC26	Oshkosh ends Flock Safety contract but will keep license plate readers↗ NBC26 Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Apr 22, 2026	Oshkosh Northwestern	Oshkosh moves to undo Flock contract after OPD raises concerns↗ Oshkosh Northwestern More coverage: Oshkosh Northwestern · NBC26 · Oshkosh Northwestern · Oshkosh Northwestern Contract canceled Fusion & data sharing−, ReductionALPR−, Reduction	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Apr 20, 2026	WPR	Dane County pulls funding for Flock license plate cameras↗ WPR Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	Dane County, WI us/wi/dane
Apr 16, 2026	Oshkosh Northwestern	Community concerns grow over Oshkosh Flock camera data sharing↗ Oshkosh Northwestern Fusion & data sharingALPR	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh Winnebago County, WI us/wi/winnebago
Apr 10, 2026	Oshkosh Northwestern	Flock yeah? Flock no? Oshkosh split on Flock camera resolution.↗ Oshkosh Northwestern ALPR	City of Oshkosh, WI us/wi/winnebago/city/oshkosh
Apr 9, 2026	Door County Pulse	City to Discontinue Using Flock License Plate Reader Cameras↗ Door County Pulse Contract canceled ALPR−, Reduction	City of Sturgeon Bay, WI us/wi/door/city/sturgeon-bay
May 30, 2025	Wisconsin Examiner	Milwaukee PD accessed Illinois Flock cameras for classified investigation↗ Wisconsin Examiner ALPR	Milwaukee County, WI us/wi/milwaukee

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