Flock Cameras Under Fire | San Antonio News

San Antonio News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 28, 2026 · 1m

Flock cameras, the ubiquitous license plate readers, are sparking a national privacy showdown. While law enforcement champions them as vital crime tools, critics warn of stalking, wrongful arrests, and unchecked surveillance. Flock’s new safeguards—flagging suspicious searches, shortening data retention, and tying searches to active cases—aim to curb abuse, but lawmakers remain skeptical. Many argue Americans shouldn’t be tracked just for driving, and Congress never approved this scale of surveillance. Senators from both parties are sounding the alarm over misuse, including personal officer…