Flock cameras across Minnesota are being vandalized in response to data privacy concerns
Flock Safety license plate reader cameras installed across Minnesota have been vandalized by people citing data privacy concerns. The incidents reflect growing public resistance to automated surveillance infrastructure in communities.
Why this matters: Flock cameras are not just traffic tools. They log where your car goes, when, and how often — and that data gets shared with police departments across jurisdictions. People are frustrated enough to break things. That is worth paying attention to. Vandalism does not fix the underlying problem, but it does signal that residents feel they had no real say in whether these cameras went up. The accountability gap is the real story: who approved this surveillance, what data is kept, who can access it, and what happens if you want out.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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