Former officer Josue Ayala resigned before his court appearance. He used Flock to look up a woman and her ex-boyfriend's location over 170 times. The second Wisconsin officer charged with ALPR misuse in two months.

Hundreds packed a town hall to protest. The council cited "serious concerns" over Flock's ethics and transparency. The mayor overrode the council and extended the contract — despite earlier false claims that Flock had never been used for immigration enforcement.

In a landmark 51-page ruling on the Norfolk, VA case, a federal judge acknowledged ALPR surveillance "could become too intrusive" at some point — but ruled for police. The Institute for Justice called it a stepping stone toward a Supreme Court ruling.

The GBI arrested Anna Altobello on eight counts including misuse of license plate data, stalking, and violation of oath of office. She accessed the Flock system for non-law enforcement purposes. The case follows a wave of similar arrests in Georgia, Kansas, and Wisconsin.

The EFF obtained datasets from 3,900+ agencies covering December 2024 to October 2025. Agencies ran hundreds of searches tied to the 50501 protests, Hands Off protests, and No Kings protests. Flock data was also used to track people seeking abortions and to target Romani communities with discriminatory searches.

The Virginia State Crime Commission found over 20% of agencies surveyed admitted to retaining ALPR data beyond the legal 21-day limit. 21 agencies admitted to illegal cross-state sharing. Nine admitted to sharing with federal agencies — all prohibited under Virginia's 2025 law.

After years of denying any federal contracts, Flock admitted to a secret "pilot program" with CBP and Homeland Security Investigations. It paused the program in August. Critics noted local agencies could still share data with federal agents by running searches on their behalf — a loophole Flock didn't close.

404 Media revealed Flock was building "Nova," which would combine ALPR data with commercial data, public records, and data breaches to build profiles on specific individuals. It was already in use by law enforcement in early access. The EFF called it a "dystopian panopticon." After the story broke, Flock removed data breach integration.

EFF documented Texas law enforcement using Flock to track individuals suspected of seeking abortions across state lines. The investigation sparked state and federal inquiries and renewed calls for a federal ALPR warrant requirement — which does not currently exist.

As states pass ALPR oversight legislation, Flock dramatically escalated lobbying to $690,000 in 2025. Austin, Cambridge, and dozens of Texas towns rejected Flock contracts outright. Cities that canceled include Staunton, VA after Flock's CEO called residents' objections a "coordinated attack."

Police Chief Lee Nygaard used the department's Flock system to track his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. He ran 228 unauthorized searches. Despite the documented evidence, he was not criminally charged — a result that privacy advocates said demonstrated the lack of accountability in ALPR oversight.

Former officer Josue Ayala resigned before his court appearance. He used Flock to look up a woman and her ex-boyfriend's location over 170 times. The second Wisconsin officer charged with ALPR misuse in two months.

Hundreds packed a town hall to protest. The council cited "serious concerns" over Flock's ethics and transparency. The mayor overrode the council and extended the contract — despite earlier false claims that Flock had never been used for immigration enforcement.

In a landmark 51-page ruling on the Norfolk, VA case, a federal judge acknowledged ALPR surveillance "could become too intrusive" at some point — but ruled for police. The Institute for Justice called it a stepping stone toward a Supreme Court ruling.

The GBI arrested Anna Altobello on eight counts including misuse of license plate data, stalking, and violation of oath of office. She accessed the Flock system for non-law enforcement purposes. The case follows a wave of similar arrests in Georgia, Kansas, and Wisconsin.

The EFF obtained datasets from 3,900+ agencies covering December 2024 to October 2025. Agencies ran hundreds of searches tied to the 50501 protests, Hands Off protests, and No Kings protests. Flock data was also used to track people seeking abortions and to target Romani communities with discriminatory searches.

The Virginia State Crime Commission found over 20% of agencies surveyed admitted to retaining ALPR data beyond the legal 21-day limit. 21 agencies admitted to illegal cross-state sharing. Nine admitted to sharing with federal agencies — all prohibited under Virginia's 2025 law.

After years of denying any federal contracts, Flock admitted to a secret "pilot program" with CBP and Homeland Security Investigations. It paused the program in August. Critics noted local agencies could still share data with federal agents by running searches on their behalf — a loophole Flock didn't close.

404 Media revealed Flock was building "Nova," which would combine ALPR data with commercial data, public records, and data breaches to build profiles on specific individuals. It was already in use by law enforcement in early access. The EFF called it a "dystopian panopticon." After the story broke, Flock removed data breach integration.

EFF documented Texas law enforcement using Flock to track individuals suspected of seeking abortions across state lines. The investigation sparked state and federal inquiries and renewed calls for a federal ALPR warrant requirement — which does not currently exist.

As states pass ALPR oversight legislation, Flock dramatically escalated lobbying to $690,000 in 2025. Austin, Cambridge, and dozens of Texas towns rejected Flock contracts outright. Cities that canceled include Staunton, VA after Flock's CEO called residents' objections a "coordinated attack."

Police Chief Lee Nygaard used the department's Flock system to track his ex-girlfriend and her new partner. He ran 228 unauthorized searches. Despite the documented evidence, he was not criminally charged — a result that privacy advocates said demonstrated the lack of accountability in ALPR oversight.