SHUT THE FLOCK OFF!
The FLOCK traffic cameras, used in Bloomington-Normal, track every vehicle that passes by, creating massive databases of innocent people’s movements - where you worship, protest, seek healthcare, visit friends.
This isn’t about solving crime, although that is the justification given for these cameras. Over 99% of FLOCK alerts lead nowhere.
This is corporate surveillance for profit.
SHUT THE FLOCK OFF!
If you would like to join the movement to get rid of the Flock cameras, sign up here: https://actionnetwork.org/groups/shut-the-flock-off
Get more details on where Flock cameras are located: Welcome to DeFlock
Bloomington Residents Are Fighting Back Against Flock:
December 15, 2025 - Shut the Flock Off founded
January 21, 2026 - Action Teams established
January 24, 2026 - STFO Logo created
January 29, 2026 - STFO Flyers made
January 31, 2026 - Over 900 Shut the Flock Off zines made and distributed
February 9, 2026 - Met with BirdDog Anti-Surveillance in Peoria to build coalition and support outside McLean County
February 10, 2016 - Our local group added to DeFlock network (see above)
February 2026 (early) - FOIA Requests made for Flock information shared with other agencies
February 11, 2026 - New Flock video installed outside and facing a local elementary school
February 12, 2016 - New zine boxes designed and produced to store and display zines at businesses and other locations
February 16, 2016 - Strong network of Uptown Normal businesses started - all the zines were distributed and many businesses indicated solidarity with STFO
February 18, 2026 - Added more businesses to contact list for possible zine and flyer distribution
April 2026 (planned) - Town Hall open to the public to expand knowledge and understanding of the Flock cameras and Shut the Flock Off
April 2026 (planned) - ACLU and STFO will meeting with city council
To see some videos of how Flock cameras have been used and misused, click here: https://sites.google.com/view/50501-flockvideos
– More info –
Why I voted to cancel Oak Park’s contract with Flock (and so should you), Oak Park Trustee Derek Eder
Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras, Ben Jordan (Youtube)
DeFlock – an open sourced map of ALPR locations
Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, experts of surveillance
Zine analyzes Flock ALPR cameras in Oak Park, IL, Oak Park canceled their ALPR contract in August 2025
Vice Motherboard (article) Inside ‘TALON,’ the Nationwide Network of AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras
ACLU (white paper) Fast-Growing Company Flock is Building a New AI-Driven Mass-Surveillance System
U of M Ford School of Public Policy (policy brief) Automated License Plate Readers: Legal and Policy JANUARY 2023 Evaluation