AaronMar 6

It took a ton of work but we got our city to end the contract with #Flock, one of the creepiest and most dishonest #surveillance companies, on Wednesday!

If you're working on something of this sort, you can DM if you need more info.

One of the biggest obstacles was the threat of actually good programs being de-funded because of the way Hochul/ NYS bundles mass surveillance with other programs in grant allocations.

This threat ended up not being real, but it almost torpedoed the whole thing last minute.

https://ithacavoice.org/2026/03/city-ends-use-of-ai-powered-license-plate-cameras/

City ends use of AI powered license plate cameras

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Common Council voted unanimously Wednesday to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety, stopping the Ithaca Police Department’s (IPD) use of the company’s artificial intelligence […]

The Ithaca Voice
Show threadtruceburner 
@00Aaron
Our city council in Austin TX finally made the right call. But this is Texas, and our taxes are paying for a 3-year $17M contract between Flock and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Nothing the city can do about it. There are literally hundreds of the cameras installed in Travis County alone. The surveillance state is here.
Mar 6 at 9:34pmWeb
Show threadtruceburner Mar 6
@00Aaron
Edit to add: Congratulations on your success in Ithica! I hope communities around the country use your example as a guide.