Primary documents
- Klayman v. Obama, Memorandum Opinion and Preliminary Injunction
Court Filing · 2013
Judge Richard J. Leon, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
The district court granted a preliminary injunction for two plaintiffs and stayed it pending appeal. It did not finally adjudicate the nationwide program.
- Klayman v. Obama, No. 14-5004
Court Filing · 2015
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The D.C. Circuit vacated the preliminary injunction because plaintiffs had not demonstrated standing, without endorsing the merits of bulk collection.
- LAPD Automated License Plate Reader Systems, BPC #26-184
Government Record · 2026
Los Angeles Police Department Office of Inspector General
LAPD Inspector General, July 2026: the department lacked formal agreements covering data security, privacy and access for its plate readers, and recommended suspending new deployments.
- Law Enforcement Use of Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Update (Chapter 720, 2025)
Government Record · 2026
Virginia State Crime Commission
Virginia State Crime Commission's 2026 report on the state's new plate reader law: 21-day purge, use limits, and incomplete agency compliance. VDOT issued 215 permits after…
- Leaked TikTok Moderation Rules: Deleted, Visible to Self, Not for Feed (2019)
News Report · 2019
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review, November 2019: leaked TikTok moderation rules sorted content into "deleted," "visible to self," "not recommended" and "not for feed," meaning posts could be…
- Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems Expose Washington Data to Immigration Enforcement
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2025
University of Washington Center for Human Rights
University of Washington Center for Human Rights report: public records from 31 Washington agencies show Border Patrol searched the data of at least ten departments that…
- Lee Schmidt v. City of Norfolk, No. 26-1227, appellate docket
Court Filing · 2026
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Fourth Circuit docket for the Schmidt appeal, pending as of October 2026.
- Letter to Garrett Langley concerning Flock data sharing
Government Record · 2025
Senator Ron Wyden
Senator Ron Wyden's October 2025 letter to Flock's CEO. It reports about 200 CBP and 175 HSI searches, that 75% of Flock's police customers enrolled in…
- Letter to Garrett Langley concerning Flock Safety and law-enforcement searches
Government Record · 2025
Robert Garcia; Raja Krishnamoorthi
Letter from Reps. Robert Garcia and Raja Krishnamoorthi to Flock's CEO about the Johnson County search logged as "had an abortion, search for female."
- Letter to Julian Knight MP regarding the ICO investigation into Cambridge Analytica
Government Record · 2020
Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner
The ICO found likely political-targeting purposes but could not determine which GSR data was used in a specific campaign. It also found no further evidence changing…
- License plate camera error leads police to arrest Washington father instead
News Report · 2025
KING 5 News
KING 5, 2025: Redmond, Washington police handcuffed a father after Flock tied his car to his son's warrant.
- License Plate Reader (LPR) Police Patrols in Crime Hot Spots: An Experimental Evaluation in Two Adjacent Jurisdictions
Peer-Reviewed Study · 2011
Cynthia Lum and coauthors; National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice-funded randomized experiment (George Mason University): plate reader patrols in crime hot spots produced no general or offense-specific deterrent effect.
- License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
News Report · 2025
Joseph Cox
404 Media, May 2025: leaked Flock slides, chats and audio show plans for Nova to use people-lookup tools, data brokers and breached data to "jump from…
- License Plate Surveillance Logs Reveal Racist Policing Against Romani People
Document · 2025
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EFF, November 2025: Flock audit logs show officers at more than 80 agencies typed ethnic terms for Romani people as search reasons, including the Lake County,…
- Light From Self-Luminous Tablet Computers Can Affect Evening Melatonin, Delaying Sleep
Document · 2013
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Wood, Rea, Plitnick, and Figueiro study authors
Thirteen participants used full-brightness tablets. The institutional account reports about 22% suppression after two hours and corneal illuminance ranging from 5 lux, unlikely to affect melatonin,…
- Littleton Select Board Minutes — August 10, 2026
Government Record · 2026
Littleton Select Board
Littleton Select Board minutes, August 10, 2026: after a resident asked about a Flock technician reactivating a camera, the town said a removal work order had…
- Littleton Select Board Minutes — May 26, 2026
Government Record · 2026
Littleton Select Board
Littleton Select Board minutes, May 26, 2026: the chair confirmed the cameras would stay disconnected and not be reactivated until the board discussed the matter and…
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — BGR Government Affairs (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
BGR Government Affairs' federal lobbying filings for Flock Safety: registered January 2025 (for 2024), then $50,000 in late 2024 and $90,000 every quarter from 2025 through…
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — Carlough Solutions (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
Carlough Solutions' filings as a subcontractor working through BGR on Flock's behalf: $20,000 a quarter from 2025 through the third quarter of 2026, on public safety…
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — Invariant (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
Invariant LLC registered to lobby for Flock in September 2026 on "public safety and surveillance technology" and reported $90,000 for the third quarter of 2026.
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — Mercury Public Affairs (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
Mercury Public Affairs' federal lobbying filings for Flock Safety: registered December 2024, then $40,000 in late 2024 and $120,000 every quarter from 2025 through the third…
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — Modern Fortis (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
Modern Fortis' filings for Flock Safety: registered March 2025 on "public safety and surveillance technology," reported no lobbying activity through the first quarter of 2026, then…
- Lobbying Disclosure Act filings for Flock Safety — Off Hill Strategies (2024–2026)
Government Record · 2026
U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk (Lobbying Disclosure Act filings)
Off Hill Strategies registered to lobby for Flock in September 2026 and reported $50,000 for the third quarter of 2026, lobbying on "appropriate federal guardrails for…
- Loveland police chief disputes report that Flock camera data was shared with Border Patrol
News Report · 2025
Coloradoan
Coloradoan, August 2025: Loveland Police Chief Tim Doran said Flock had assured his department that federal agencies no longer had access to its cameras, and called…