Fort Collins, Denver, and Longmont have canceled their Flock camera contracts. Boulder will not be silent in the fight against 4th amendment violations by private companies.

“We need to have infrastructure that empowers our law enforcement to do what is necessary to keep our citizens safe. But a camera that builds a digital profile of someone every time they leave their house, without a warrant, without reasonable suspicion, is illegal, unconstitutional, and just not okay, alright? What is the difference between a law enforcement officer writing down someone’s plate and the camera doing it?” —Jamo

The Flock network creates a system of mass surveillance that tracks the daily movements of everyday people who have done nothing wrong. The American Civil Liberties Union argues that this network profiles the public without the need for a search warrant. This is unconstitutional and illegal.