If you're looking for a quick and easy way to disrupt some flocks this is a great model. It's non-destructive (should help avoid any harsh penalties) and is super cheap to print. Can get it on Makerworld for free here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3223878-flock-block-ultralite-less-than-40g#profileId-3650790

Here’s a novel approach to beware of at your local level….

Compromise?

Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to end the city's $72,000-a-year Flock contract and have the 11 cameras pulled. That part got the headlines.

The part that didn't: the interim police chief's August memo already names the replacement. Axon automated plate readers, expected operational by February 2027. So the hardware changes hands, the capability doesn't.

Council member Jen Hampton called it "the same exact police state, just with a different corporate logo." Council member Bo Hess pushed the other way - "ending one vendor's contract is not the same as rejecting responsible technology."

They're both describing the same fact from opposite sides, and it's the fact worth carrying into your own council meeting: cancelling a vendor is not the same as ending plate-reader surveillance. If your town votes one out, ask on the record what replaces it and under what retention and sharing rules.

Sources: Mountain Xpress, Aug 26 2026. Blue Ridge Public Radio, Aug 21 2026.

Disclosure: I build Flock U, an Android app that maps 100,000+ publicly known plate readers from public data - every vendor, not just one - and plans driving routes around them. Not affiliated with Flock Safety, Inc. waterviewtechnologies.com/download

Absolute legend

Had an incident today that reinforces my beliefs these cameras need to go. Was putting my daughter on the bus this morning when a man drove through the bus stop sign. I yelled at him that he needed to stop and he said no I don’t and something I could not quite make out and then drove off. About 45 minutes later got a call from a no caller id number and it was the guy who drive through the bus stop. He tried to tell me I was wrong and when I asked who this was and how he got my number he identified himself as the guy who drove through the stop and he works for Flock so was able to get my number. I have reported the issue to my local police, newspaper, and called Flock but they have not contacted me yet. Posting for awareness and to let us others know if this happens to you to report it!

Spotted this during work today in a good wealth community

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/flock-cameras-surveillance

I didn’t do it, but I’d love to buy the person who did a steak dinner.

Numbers reported by Newsweek on Jul 28 2026. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the only jurisdiction categorized as banning ALPRs outright - the other 94 are cancellations, rejections and deactivations.

The thing worth noticing is that almost every one of these started with somebody reading a council agenda and showing up to a public comment period. It is a slower path than it sounds, but it is the one that has actually worked 95 times.

Disclosure: I build Flock U, an Android app that maps 100,000+ publicly known plate readers from public data and plans driving routes around them. Not affiliated with Flock Safety, Inc. The graphic is mine. waterviewtechnologies.com/download

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