About Block Flock Now

We believe public safety should not require mass surveillance.

Block Flock Now is a collective of citizens opposed to the expansion and misuse of Flock Safety's automated license plate reader network and other systems that allow government agencies, private organizations, homeowners associations, and third parties to monitor the movements of ordinary people.

We believe there is a fundamental difference between investigating a crime and building a system capable of recording where millions of people travel, when they travel there, and the patterns those movements create over time.

We do not believe Americans should have to choose between public safety and personal privacy.

We can have both.

Our mission

Our mission is to expose the reality of the Flock surveillance network, hold those who build and use it accountable, and empower communities to stand up for their privacy.

Block Flock Now documents how automated license plate reader networks are deployed, used, shared, and misused across America. We bring together reporting, public records, documented incidents, government actions, and community resources so the public can see what is happening beyond the cameras on the side of the road.

We believe powerful surveillance systems demand powerful oversight. Our mission is to give citizens the information and tools they need to ask questions, demand transparency, contact their representatives, participate in public debate, and peacefully oppose surveillance they do not want in their communities.

Expose the reality. Demand accountability. Protect privacy.

Why we exist

Automated license plate readers can serve legitimate investigative purposes. But powerful surveillance technology also creates enormous potential for misuse.

The question is not simply whether the technology can help solve a crime.

The questions are also:

And perhaps most importantly:

These are questions every community deserves answers to.

We oppose the Flock surveillance network

Block Flock Now is adamantly opposed to the widespread deployment of the Flock network by government agencies and to the expansion of that network through private organizations, neighborhoods, homeowners associations, businesses, and other entities whose cameras may contribute information to a much larger surveillance ecosystem.

A camera observing a vehicle at one location may seem insignificant.

Thousands of interconnected cameras capable of searching and analyzing vehicle movements across communities are something very different.

At sufficient scale, location records can reveal patterns about people's lives: where they work, where they worship, who they visit, what medical facilities they attend, which political events they attend, and where they spend their time.

That level of surveillance deserves serious public scrutiny.

Accountability matters

Technology is not above accountability simply because it is useful.

Neither is the company that builds it.

Neither are the agencies that use it.

Block Flock Now believes Flock Safety, law-enforcement agencies, local governments, state governments, federal agencies, and any organization participating in these systems should be accountable for how surveillance technology is deployed and used.

When misuse occurs, the public deserves to know.

When policies fail, they should be challenged.

When access is abused, there should be consequences.

When governments consider expanding surveillance, the public should have a meaningful opportunity to participate in that decision.

And when officials cannot demonstrate that adequate safeguards exist, communities should be willing to say no.

What we are fighting for

We advocate for transparency, meaningful public oversight, strict access controls, independent auditing, reasonable data-retention limits, clear rules governing information sharing, consequences for misuse, and public involvement before surveillance systems are deployed or expanded.

And where those protections cannot adequately protect the public, we support communities choosing to remove these systems entirely.

Peaceful civic action

Block Flock Now believes change happens through information, public discussion, journalism, peaceful protest, civic participation, and citizens communicating directly with the people who represent them.

We encourage people to:

We do not advocate violence, threats, harassment, vandalism, destruction of cameras, or other unlawful activity.

Our goal is not to silence people who disagree with us.

Our goal is to make sure this debate happens in public.

This is bigger than one website

Block Flock Now is not about one individual.

It is a collective effort built around a simple belief:

A free society should not quietly become a surveillance society simply because the technology to build one exists.

People should know when systems capable of monitoring their movements are being deployed.

They should know who has access.

They should know how that access is being used.

And they should have the ability to tell their government:

We do not consent to being watched this way.

Inform yourself. Speak up. Get involved.

Every incident we document links to the reporting behind it. Every event we list is a real chance to show up. Start anywhere:

Explore documented incidents → Find a meeting or protest → Submit an event →

Questions, tips, or corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io

Block the network. Demand accountability. Protect privacy.