DeFlock BHM

04/16/2026

Two items of significant note happened yesterday in the fight for privacy:

Bloomington, IN chose to not renew their contract with Flock, making them the 51st city to have DeFlocked since just the beginning of last year! In addition to that, a class action lawsuit was filed against both the city and police department of San Jose, CA.

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/city-of-bloomington-moving-away-from-flock-following-months-of-evaluation

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/san-jose-drivers-sue-city-police-flock-cameras-rcna331750

Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thompson said Wednesday that the City is not renewing its contract with Flock LPR following months-long evaluation.

04/03/2026

03/30/2026

Bham Migra Watch! Thank you!

03/24/2026

We submitted 14 records requests about 6 weeks ago and got a response on 13 of them today! truly

03/24/2026

It's taken City of Birmingham Government 6 weeks to respond to our records requests! Excited to dig in.

03/21/2026

Response from City of Hoover seems kinda sassy. We did state a reason. part of that request has as specific state law that says the city has to have it and make it public.

(1) The capturing agency shall adopt and publicize a written policy governing its use prior to capturing or using any LPR data. The policy shall address all of the following:

https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/administrative-code/265-X-6-.08

03/19/2026

50+ cities have already said NO to Flock surveillance cameras and won.

From Austin to Denver to Scarsdale, communities are proving that when residents show up and speak out, these cameras come down.

Birmingham, it's our turn.

Here's how they did it. Sign our petition.

Communities across the country are forcing out surveillance cameras. The strategies that work are ones Birmingham can use right now.