Get the Flock Out of the RGV_

> Data is being shared with federal agencies, leading to questions of over policing and violation of privacy and civil liberties. When searching surveillance footage on Flock’s network, a stated reason is required. Many searches have been conducted for the sole purpose of supporting ICE activity, with queries such as “immigration” and “ICE” being logged as search requests. Even if a local police department were to restrict the data captured to only its own officers, Flock’s default agreement with police departments allows the company to share data with federal agencies and local agencies under the guise of “investigative purposes”.

> Weaponized surveillance as seen in October 2025 when Johnson County officials ran searches such as “had an abortion, search for female.” This case revealed Flock's fundamental danger: a single query accesses more than 83,000 cameras spanning almost the entire nation, with minimal oversight and maximum potential for abuse—particularly when weaponized against people seeking healthcare.

> Flock enables surveillance of protesters. Between December 2024 and October 2025, agencies logged hundreds of searches related to political demonstrations, sometimes using explicit references to protest activity and other times using vague terminology to obscure surveillance of constitutionally protected speech.

> Sensitive surveillance data handled overseas. A report reviewed by 404 Media found that Flock used overseas contractors via Upwork to train its algorithms, including reviewing and categorizing footage of people and vehicles in the United States—raising concerns about privacy, data security, and accountability when surveillance data is handled outside the country._