New · Search Audit
The map shows where the cameras are. The audit shows how they were searched.
Just launched: the Search Audit section. A public, read-only aggregate of Flock Safety search-audit records and agency data-sharing relationships: how often plates were searched, the reasons given, and which agencies grant each other access.
Local decisions
Oklahoma Flock contracts tracker
See sourced contract approvals, renewals, debates, pauses, and cancellations across Oklahoma.
View the trackerStay Informed
Get updates on Flock surveillance news
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Featured Investigations
Oklahoma City Council voted 5-3 on Aug. 18, 2026 to extend the city's Flock Safety ALPR contract after more than an hour of public opposition. Mayor David Holt and council members Avers, Carter, Stone and Hinkle voted yes. The extension adds new guardrails and data-retention limits on the camera network.
Coweta became the first Tulsa-area city to pull the plug on its Flock contract. The piece walks through the council's reasoning and which neighboring cities are weighing the same move.
Using leaked Flock data covering 12 million+ searches by 3,900 agencies, EFF found that Tulsa PD was 'one of the most consistent users' for protest surveillance — logging at least 38 searches tied to local demonstrations with just 'protest' as the justification.
The definitive investigation. Reveals the $700K/year no-bid contract, $2.5M RTIC build, that violent crime rose back to pre-camera levels, that a former TPD officer now sells for Flock, and that officers kept app access after leaving the department. Essential reading.
TPD refused an open records request for camera locations, demanding a subpoena — a requirement that does not exist in the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Also reveals the $696K annual cost and that the first 25 cameras were placed disproportionately in minority neighborhoods.
All Coverage
Vote-by-vote account of the 5-3 renewal — a third consecutive year of Flock ALPR cameras in Oklahoma City — with extensive coverage of the residents who spoke against it.
Broadcast coverage of the renewal, which followed months of delays on a contract worth more than $250,000.
Pre-vote briefing explaining why the Flock contract stalled for weeks and what council members were weighing before the Aug. 18 decision.
Council candidates Ben Johnson, Pete Regan and Shawn Tiemann split on whether Tulsa should keep expanding its Flock Safety network — a useful snapshot of where the local politics stand going into the election.
Flock announced product changes aimed at curbing documented police misuse just as Oklahoma City council members debated renewing their contract — timing worth noting.
Public-radio breakdown of the proposed OKC contract terms, including retention limits and audit requirements.
Flock now recommends a seven-day retention limit plus new audit controls and tighter search justification requirements. Compare this to what Oklahoma agencies actually configure.
Pre-vote coverage of the Oklahoma City renewal, with contract cost and camera counts.
State legislators requested an interim study on ALPR use in Oklahoma — the first serious statewide oversight push.
The department's own framing of the program. Read alongside The Frontier's reporting that violent crime returned to pre-camera levels.
A city councilor's questions about who can access Flock data drew a sharp response from the police union — a look at how oversight questions get handled locally.
Local follow-up on the protest-surveillance searches, with TPD's explanation of its justification field practices.
BREAKING: Amazon's Ring terminated its integration with Flock after reports that police used school district cameras to assist ICE in targeting immigrant families during pick-up and drop-off. Audit logs showed agencies from multiple states conducting immigration searches on school feeds.
At least 30 cities nationwide have canceled or deactivated Flock contracts. Tulsa is not among them. This piece provides the national context for why other cities are walking away while Tulsa continues to expand.
Documents CEO Garrett Langley's email to all law enforcement clients calling privacy advocates 'activist groups who want to defund the police and normalize lawlessness.' A Virginia police chief publicly rebuked him, calling community concerns 'democracy in action.'
Flock confirmed its Condor cameras were exposed to the open internet. Anyone could access live feeds, view a month of archived footage, and delete video. YouTuber Benn Jordan called it 'Netflix for Stalkers.' Flock CEO dismissed concerns as attacks from activists.
Follow-up investigation showing an exposed Flock camera permanently pointed at a children's playground in the Bay Area, openly broadcasting to the internet. Demonstrates the real-world danger of the security failures.
Texas DPS is investigating Flock for operating cameras around Houston without the required state license. DPS sent a cease-and-desist letter in July 2025. Raises the question: who is vetting Flock's compliance in Oklahoma?
Comprehensive year-end summary of documented Flock abuses: protest surveillance, targeting Romani communities with racial slurs, weaponizing against reproductive rights (a Texas search across 83,345 cameras with the note 'had an abortion, search for female'), and 3.9 million searches of a single city's database in one year.
Security researcher demonstrates a physical hack of a Flock camera requiring only 'a few button presses on the back' to take full control of the device. Raises serious questions about the physical security of the cameras deployed across Tulsa.
A Georgia police sergeant was fired for using Flock cameras for personal gain and potential stalking. This is the type of misuse that Oklahoma critics have warned about — and that Tulsa's lack of oversight makes possible.
Reports on the continued expansion of Tulsa's Flock network and the growing community backlash. Covers the intersection of local deployment with national controversies around federal access.
Coverage of Rep. Tom Gann's legislative interim study where presenters alleged federal agents were using local police passwords to conduct immigration surveillance through Flock cameras in Oklahoma.
Statewide perspective on the growing legislative pushback against Flock cameras in Oklahoma. Notes that approximately 40 law enforcement agencies in the state use the system.
Additional coverage of the Oklahoma House interim study. Includes testimony from the Institute for Justice calling the system 'mass surveillance' and 'unconstitutional.'
EFF investigation revealing that a Texas sheriff's office lied about the purpose of a Flock search, claiming it was for a missing person when it was actually for immigration enforcement. The search probed 1,295 networks and 17,684 cameras.
A companion piece summarizing the key takeaways from The Frontier's investigation: the legal question under Oklahoma law, the no-bid contract, the effectiveness debate, and the data-sharing concerns.
Community advocacy organization tracking the disproportionate placement of cameras in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. Maintains a community map and links to DeFlock.me.
Flock's own transparency portal for Tulsa PD. Shows the official camera count and basic policy information. Compare the numbers here with what TPD claims on their own website.
Rep. Tom Gann's early warning that Oklahoma law explicitly limits LPR data to insurance enforcement, and that every criminal conviction obtained using Flock evidence could be challenged. The McClain County judge later proved him right.
Flock's own marketing case study about Tulsa. Claims 100% homicide clearance rate and 'peaceful monitoring of demonstrations' as a success. Features former Chief Wendell Franklin. Worth reading to understand the official narrative — and how it differs from independent reporting.
TPD's official Flock page claims 'around 50 LPR cameras and 25 live streaming cameras.' The Flock transparency portal shows 237. This page also promotes the 'Community Connect' program recruiting businesses to integrate private cameras into the police network.