One hundred and seventy-three. That’s the number of American public entities, including cities, counties, universities, and special districts, that have canceled, declined to renew, paused, rejected, or deactivated contracts with Flock Safety. Flock is the Atlanta-based company that operates the largest private automated license plate reader network in U.S. history. But the number isn’t the story. The slope is. Between...
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DaVita Controls 37% of the U.S. Dialysis Market and Runs Eight Centers in NEPA. It Has Paid Nearly $1 Billion in Fraud Settlements. Know Your Rights. Spot the Red Flags.
Three times a week, people across Northeast Pennsylvania drive to a dialysis center, sit in a chair, and let a machine clean their blood for hours. They trust the staff. They trust the process. Most of them believe they’re waiting for a kidney transplant that will get them out of that chair for good. What many of them don’t know...
50 Officers Charged With or Accused of Misusing Flock. How Many Cameras Are in Your Town?
A Washington Post investigation published in early August 2026 found that at least 50 law enforcement officers across the United States have been charged with or accused of misusing Flock’s automated license plate reader network, most often to track women they knew personally. In Mooresville, North Carolina, Officer Elizabeth Snowman was arrested and charged on August 5, 2026 with accessing...
Americans Are Destroying Flock Cameras Faster Than the Company Can Replace Them
Someone cut down two Flock surveillance cameras near a Lowe’s in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on the Fourth of July. They taped an American flag to the pole. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating. No arrests have been made. It was not an isolated incident. Across the country, Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader cameras are being cut down with reciprocating saws, rammed...
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