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Tempe shuts off Flock ALPR system and will end contract, citing risk of misuse

Event: August 26, 2026 · First reported: August 26, 2026 · 31 sources

Tempe, Arizona officials announced on Aug. 26 that the city's Flock automated license plate reader system has been turned off and that the city will end its contract with the vendor. The city said it does not plan to replace the system with another provider. The decision followed an earlier move this month to halt data sharing from Tempe's Flock cameras, and comes after several alleged misuse cases reported in other Valley cities.

Why this matters

Tempe says it found no improper use of its own cameras, yet ended the program based on incidents elsewhere — a decision that frames community trust and misuse risk, rather than local wrongdoing, as grounds for discontinuing ALPR surveillance.

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Updated September 3, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.