- Dayton workers have literally bagged 72 automatic license-plate cameras after the city suspended the Flock system when an audit found 7,000+ searches tied to immigration enforcement, prompting a $30,000 data-log audit and public reassurance that the devices are off.
- Other cities (Evanston, Oxnard, Renton) have similarly paused or bagged Flock cameras amid revelations that outside agencies may have accessed data; Flock denies contracts with ICE and says customers control and delete data after 30 days.
- The controversy has reignited a small‑talk–friendly debate: ALPRs can help find missing people, but privacy advocates want strict limits on data retention and sharing to curb potential mass surveillance.
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