Massie and Burlison unveil Flock-Off Act to restrict surveillance camera funding
Rep. Thomas Massie unveiled the Flock-Off Act to bar federal funding for automated license plate readers and biometric surveillance cameras, requiring local funding and allowing penalties on violators. The legislation, backed by Rep. Eric Burlison and aimed at Flock Safety’s widespread network, reflects bipartisan privacy concerns and includes narrow exemptions for border security and toll collection.
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About Flock Safety
Flock Group Inc., doing business as Flock Safety, is a privately held American manufacturer and operator of surveillance hardware and software, particularly automated license plate recognition (ALPR), mass video surveillance, gunfire locator systems, and supporting software to integrate the data gathered by these technologies. Founded in 2017, Flock operates such systems under contract with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and private property owners. As of July 2026, Flock says that it operates in over 6,000 communities across 49 US states, and performs over 20 billion scans of vehicles in the US every month. Flock Safety's network consists of cameras, image recognition, and machine learning, which share data with police departments.
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- United States
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- Atlanta
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- http://flocksafety.com/