Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras with Trash Bags

Dayton, Ohio has covered its Flock automated license plate reader cameras with trash bags as a temporary measure while the city determines whether it can legally remove them, following months of resident backlash and a data-sharing scandal involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Multiple cities including Evanston, Illinois have taken similar action, citing contractual uncertainties that prevent them from immediately deactivating the surveillance cameras, even as cities nationwide reconsider their use of Flock technology after reports revealed the cameras' data was being shared with ICE.