Flock Safety Spent $2 Million on Lobbying Amid Bipartisan Backlash

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Flock Safety, the maker of automated license plate recognition cameras, has spent $2 million on lobbying efforts since 2025, according to a new report from OpenSecrets. The report, released Thursday, details that the company spent nearly $1.3 million on federal lobbying between January 2025 and July 2026, including $840,000 in 2025 and $430,000 so far in 2026, plus roughly $1 million in state lobbying. Flock has hired former government officials as lobbyists across dozens of states, and its lobbying targets include both chambers of Congress and the White House on law enforcement and crime issues. The report also highlights privacy concerns, citing an incident where a Kentucky officer accessed the Flock system 2,000 times to track his ex-girlfriend. Bipartisan backlash has grown, with Senator Bernie Sanders planning to introduce legislation to ban the technology, and Representative Greg Steube calling for warrants, while Senator Josh Hawley has launched an investigation. The city of Tempe, Arizona, has ended its contract with Flock, and Amazon has ended its partnership with the company.

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Flock Safety faces bipartisan backlash, potential legislation to ban its technology, and lost contracts.

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