1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

Vote to ban automated license plate readers outright — not just Flock's. What's happening across the country is a shell game: cities drop Flock amid public pressure, then quietly sign contracts with Axon or Motorola and keep the cameras running. Denver cut its Flock deal over data-sharing concerns, then approved an Axon contract 7-6. Douglas County replaced 50 Flock cameras with 100 Axon cameras. The surveillance didn't end. It expanded. The core problem isn't the brand — it's the technology. Both Flock and Axon build systems that log ordinary drivers' movements without suspicion, without consent, and without meaningful oversight. Local contract terms offer weak protection at best; some Denver council members admitted during their own debate that federal agencies could override any limits they imposed. Only a categorical ban locks in real restrictions that survive the next vendor switch. Florida's Department of Transportation already showed this is possible — it pulled permits for Flock, Axon, and Motorola cameras from state roads simultaneously. That's the model. Don't let this become a surveillance state by swapping one company's cameras for another's.