What is Flock?
Not Just a Camera. It's Constant Surveillance.
Warrantless Tracking
Police can search your travel history without a warrant or probable cause. Your daily commute becomes police property by default.
30-Day Retention
Data on innocent drivers is stored for 30 days. History shows this limit often expands, creating a permanent archive of your movements.
The Error Rate
ALPR technology makes mistakes. A muddy plate or a glitch can lead to innocent people being pulled over at gunpoint for crimes they didn't commit.
Privatized Data
Flock is a private company. They own the network. Local police can share Quad Cities data with out-of-state agencies, bypassing local oversight.
Targeting Vulnerable
Surveillance infrastructure is historically deployed disproportionately in minority neighborhoods and used to target protests and immigrants.
Taxpayer Drain
We are paying thousands annually per camera to lease a surveillance state. That money belongs in our schools, roads, and community programs.
It's Not Theoretical.
The Abuse is Already Happening
Police Chief Arrested for Stalking
A Georgia police chief was arrested and charged with using the city's license plate readers to stalk and harass citizens, proving that access to these systems is easily abused by those in power.
Read Story →"Missing Person" Pretext for Abortion Search
A Texas sheriff falsely flagged a search as a "missing person" case to track a woman's travel for an abortion investigation, bypassing privacy safeguards and falsifying audit logs.
Read Story →ICE Taps into Nationwide Camera Network
Records reveal local police are running searches on behalf of ICE for immigration enforcement, giving federal agents side-door access to community data without a formal contract.
Read Story →
"But I Have
Nothing to Hide."
That’s not a reason to accept surveillance. Privacy isn’t about hiding crimes. It’s about having boundaries between your life and the government.
Privacy Is Not Secrecy
You lock your phone. You close your curtains. You expect your daily movements not to be recorded because your life isn't public property.
Suspect By Default
In a free society, the government needs a reason to watch someone. Mass surveillance reverses that principle. It records everyone first and decides later who deserves scrutiny.
A Persistent Record
Once your movements are stored, they can be searched, shared, and misused now or in the future by people you didn’t elect and can’t control.
This Is the Moment.
Surveillance systems don't disappear quietly. They grow unless people stop them early. Make your voice heard and demand the removal of the Flock Safety cameras from our communities.
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Contact Officials
City Councils control the contracts. Click an email below to open a pre-written message. Please be passionate but polite, and include your personal reason for opposing Flock cameras.
Bettendorf, IA
Key Contacts
Meetings
When: 1st & 3rd Monday, 5:00 PM
Where: Bettendorf City Hall
1609 State Street
East Moline, IL
Key Contact
Meetings
When: 1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30 PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers
915 16th Avenue
Davenport, IA
Key Contacts
Meetings
When: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 5:30 PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers
226 West 4th Street
Moline, IL
Key Contacts
Meetings
When: Tuesdays, 6:00 PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers
619 16th Street
Rock Island, IL
Key Contact
Meetings
When: 2nd & 4th Monday, 5:45 PM
Where: City Hall Council Chambers
1528 Third Ave
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