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Aug 28, 2026 · Archive
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109 US Communities Have Now Killed Their Flock Camera Contracts

Privacy fears and public pushback drove most of the reversals, spread across 29 states and still climbing this month.

  • 48 contracts canceled outright, 21 rejected, and 19 camera systems deactivated so far.
  • Searcy, Arkansas scrapped its contract this month after installing 22 cameras first.
  • Federal agency data access drove 17 cancellations; data-sharing concerns drove 11 more.

Why it matters: Local surveillance networks survive only in the rooms where residents never show up to object.

DeFlock Cancellation Tracker (deflocktheusa.com) ↗ · Aug 28, 20268/28/26