{
  "id": 9651476,
  "title": "Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/flock-wants-the-most-detailed-map-of-its-surveillance-cameras-taken-9651476",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-24T23:21:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/09/24/how-many-flock-devices-in-united-states-300000/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A cybersecurity researcher has published a detailed map revealing Flock Security operates more than 170,000 surveillance cameras and over 130,000 accompanying devices across the United States. Investigative journalist Joshua Michael's Flock Surveillance Map highlights the extensive reach of Flock's surveillance network, which he claims consists of 300,000 devices. Unlike other crowd-sourced projects, Michael's map is based on location data extracted from Flock's own records. The map includes various devices such as acoustic detection devices and networking equipment, illustrating the scale of Flock's surveillance web. Michael discovered the map's data by exploiting an open access token on Flock's servers, allowing him to query ArcGIS and retrieve device locations. Flock acknowledged the vulnerability and claimed to have addressed it internally. However, The Intercept found that Flock had not published a statement addressing Michael's findings when contacted. Despite the controversy surrounding Flock's practices and transparency, the company continues to operate its extensive surveillance network, raising concerns about privacy and national security.",
  "summary": "A security researcher’s map revealed more locations of Flock devices than any other. Flock is trying to take it down. The post Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline appeared first on The Intercept .",
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        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "Flock Wants The Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/flock-wants-the-most-detailed-map-of-its-surveillance-cameras-taken",
        "published": "2026-09-24T23:21:24.000Z"
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  "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."
}