Automatic license plate reader (Flock) surveillance
Philadelphia
Summary
Council formally asked the state legislature to ban or tightly regulate Flock-style ALPR cameras. Supporters say the cameras help catch car thieves in a city seeing 40 thefts a day; opponents say they track everyone's movements and feed data to ICE and other agencies without consent.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents concerned about mass surveillance and immigrant communities gain a formal city position against unchecked tracking.
Residents who see the cameras as a crime-fighting tool lose a potential theft-deterrent if the state acts.
Mentions & discussions (2)
CITY COUNCIL — September 24, 2026
Council formally asked the state legislature to ban or tightly regulate Flock-style ALPR cameras. Supporters say the cameras help catch car thieves in a city seeing 40 thefts a day; opponents say they track everyone's movements and feed data to ICE and other agencies without consent.
Philadelphia City Council approves resolution urging state leaders to ban Flock cameras
Philadelphia City Council approves resolution urging state leaders to ban Flock cameras 6abc Philadelphia
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