A PETITION BY THE OTHER 98%
Congress is spending our tax dollars to build a 24/7 surveillance network that lets police and federal agents keep tabs on American citizens [and their ex-girlfriends]
Goal: 25,000 signatures
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> 120,000 CAMERAS
Independent volunteers have mapped over 95,000 Flock license plate cameras, and the company itself claims more than 120,000 across 49 states, feeding a searchable location database used by over 5,000 law enforcement agencies.
> NOT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Every time you drive past one, your plate, your car’s make, color, bumper stickers, and even body damage are logged with a time and a location, whether or not you are suspected of anything. No warrant. No opt-out.
> ICE HUNTS WITH IT
A camera your city bought to recover stolen cars is now feeding federal immigration enforcement, and Flock data has also been used to track protesters and follow a woman traveling for reproductive health care.
> COPS STALK THEIR EXES
A Washington Post investigation found at least 50 officers charged with or accused of misusing plate readers, including 26 who tracked wives, girlfriends, and exes. A system with that little oversight will always be abused by the worst person holding the login.
> CONGRESS CAN KILL IT
Members in both parties have moved to strip federal funding from departments that run mass license plate surveillance. Tell your representative to back it and defund Flock’s dragnet.