Flock cameras went up without some city councils’ approval. We found out why.

Updated: Oct. 12, 2026 at 7:26 AM PDT
Flock’s national network of more than 120,000 cameras is knit together through thousands of contracts the company has signed with communities large and small, with Flock executives touting this as local control. But as a growing number of communities have reconsidered their relationships with Flock in light of sustained public criticism, the genesis and content of those contracts have drawn scrutiny as well.