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Flock Safety Admits Federal Immigration Agents Have Direct Access to Tracking Data, Pauses Pilot

| Importance: 9/10

Flock Safety publicly admits that federal immigration agents have had direct access to automated license plate reader data through a previously undisclosed pilot program with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), giving federal authorities access to more …

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Institute for Justice Files Lawsuit Challenging Flock Safety Mass Surveillance as Unconstitutional

| Importance: 8/10

The Institute for Justice files a federal lawsuit on behalf of Norfolk residents Lee Schmidt and Crystal Arrington, challenging the city’s deployment of 172 Flock Safety automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras as an unconstitutional violation of the Fourth Amendment’s …

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Flock Safety Network Expands to 5,000+ Police Departments Performing 20 Billion Monthly Vehicle Scans

| Importance: 9/10

Flock Safety’s automated license plate recognition network reaches unprecedented scale, with more than 5,000 law enforcement departments across the United States using interconnected cameras that perform over 20 billion scans of vehicles every month. The company now operates in more than 5,000 …

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Flock Safety Reaches $3.5 Billion Valuation with 1,000+ Police Departments Using Surveillance Network

| Importance: 8/10

Flock Safety announces $150 million Series E funding round led by Tiger Global, achieving a post-money valuation of $3.5 billion and cementing its status as a surveillance unicorn. Additional investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Meritech, and Initialized Capital, bringing total …

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