Two cities just voted to get Flock cameras out. It’s only the beginning.

Voters in York, Maine, and League City, Texas, backed measures opposing Flock’s automated licence plate reader cameras, giving local campaigns against surveillance a visible win. The results show residents can challenge the spread of the technology, though two votes are not enough to dismantle a nationwide network.

York’s binding ordinance passed with 5,386 votes (73 per cent) and bans automatic number plate recognition cameras, requiring voter approval for any future installation. League City’s advisory measure opposing fixed roadside cameras received 54 per cent support; the council had pledged to act on the result. The article says private organisations, including universities, homeowners’ associations and supermarkets, also use Flock cameras and may share data with police, so opposition may need to extend beyond elections.