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# Cities are dumping Flock's surveillance cameras at record pace
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/cities-are-dumping-flocks-surveillance-cameras-at-record-pace/
- Published: 2026-08-29T16:07:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-29T16:07:47.000Z
- Description: After years of quiet expansion, Flock Safety’s camera network is facing organized pushback from civil liberties groups that have made the cost-benefit calculus visible to local officials—turning surveillance infrastructure into a political liability rather than a security asset.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-culture, regulation/policy, surveillance, privacy

Source: [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/cities-terminate-flock-contracts-at-record-pace-in-august/?ref=adjacent.media)

After years of quiet expansion, Flock Safety's camera network is facing organized pushback from civil liberties groups that have made the cost-benefit calculus visible to local officials—turning surveillance infrastructure into a political liability rather than a security asset. The August contract terminations show that accumulated social friction (privacy concerns, community organizing, racial justice critiques) can overcome the inertia of installed systems and bureaucratic comfort when political will shifts. This exposes how quickly the "inevitable adoption" narrative around surveillance tech can reverse when advocacy groups move from abstract warnings to concrete contract cancellations tied to budget cycles.