# Flock is tightening its rules in response to a growing surveillance backlash

> The police-tech giant Flock is announcing today that it will change officers’ access to its nationwide network of license plate readers, in an apparent effort to quell a growing backlash and win back contracts lost amid…

- **Source:** [Technologyreview](https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/13/1141904/flock-is-tightening-its-rules-in-response-to-a-growing-surveillance-backlash/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a82086d712f8d354bbf7712)
- **Published:** 2026-08-16
- **Category:** Cameras
- **Tags:** #flock #backlash #growing #officers #police #surveillance #access #nationwide
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a82086d712f8d354bbf7712

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at Technologyreview (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._