{
  "id": 3764161,
  "title": "Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/americans-are-cheering-for-vigilantes-who-take-down-flock-cameras",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T15:49:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/985155/flock-camera-destruction-vigilantes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Americans are taking action against Flock cameras, which read license plates. Some people have protested, damaged, or destroyed the cameras. Others have blocked them or taken less destructive actions.\n\nThe backlash comes after reports that police officers allegedly misused data from the cameras to track individuals. This has sparked criticism of Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based startup behind the cameras. Some politicians, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Rand Paul, have spoken out against the company.\n\nFlock's CEO, Garrett Langley, has responded to criticism, stating that the company believes in the constitution. The company has also announced measures to prevent misuse of its data by law enforcement and is calling for tighter state guidelines.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Semafor",
        "title": "Politicians criticize Flock cameras ahead of midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/politicians-criticize-flock-cameras-ahead-of-midterms",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:21:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}