A remarkable outcome for a large group of local Colorado activists last night. In Longmont, a Denver suburb northeast of Boulder, more than 50 people testified last night to city council (and more than 90 people came to the council meeting) about their pending renewal of a contract with Flock, the ALPR company that has been under fire for its surveillance capitalism. DeFlock Longmont, the group that organized the public comment scrum, won a victory when city council voted not to renew the contract at the end of the hours-long meeting.

Public comment was at times serious and other times silly, but unanimous in opposition to the city renewing their contract. Public safety officials, including the chief of Longmont Police, testified after the public comment period that the Flock cameras had been instrumental in stopping a number of dangerous incidents and arresting people who committed violent crimes.

I hope you're following this, @404mediaco because we are not going to stop with just this one city.

Read the story here:

https://yellowscene.com/2025/12/10/longmont-residents-win-fight-against-ai-surveillance/

edit: added BRL story:

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/12/11/longmont-halts-flock-license-plate-reader-data-sharing-and-weighs-ending-contract-as-boulder-plans-to-renew/

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFj3UlteWHE

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