{"id":3491713,"date":"2026-08-28T15:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/a-greater-number-of-americans-are-against-police-license-plate-cameras-compared-to-those-in-favor-according-to-a-survey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:57:58","slug":"a-greater-number-of-americans-are-against-police-license-plate-cameras-compared-to-those-in-favor-according-to-a-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/28\/a-greater-number-of-americans-are-against-police-license-plate-cameras-compared-to-those-in-favor-according-to-a-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"A greater number of Americans are against police license plate cameras compared to those in favor, according to a survey."},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-greater-number-of-americans-are-against-police-license-plate-cameras-compared-to-those-in-favor-according-to-a-survey.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increasing resistance against surveillance firms such as Flock might have hit a critical point. A recent survey indicates that more Americans disapprove of these surveillance cameras than approve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per a new YouGov survey encompassing 20,000 individuals across the U.S. that was exclusively shared with The Washington Post, 46% of participants disapproved of the company\u2019s surveillance cameras in their neighborhoods, while 38% were in favor. This marks a shift from last year, when the majority of survey takers expressed support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flock stands out among surveillance firms, operating over 120,000 license plate readers nationwide that can monitor vehicle locations. The company has faced controversy following allegations of police misconduct involving the cameras\u2019 surveillance, resulting in numerous U.S. communities rejecting Flock\u2019s cameras or terminating their contracts due to privacy worries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also revealed that more respondents felt that the surveillance would not enhance their sense of safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a response to TechCrunch, Flock asserted that there is significant backing for its surveillance technology, but conceded that \u201csupport isn\u2019t unconditional,\u201d and highlighted the implementation of its recent safety measures. Detractors, such as the ACLU, argue that the company\u2019s new safety measures are insufficient, asserting that Flock continues to pose a significant risk to civil liberties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the escalating backlash, Flock CEO Garrett Langley advocated for a \u201ccompromise\u201d between surveillance and privacy last week, in light of a surge in vandalism targeting Flock cameras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a-greater-number-of-americans-are-against-police-license-plate-cameras-compared-to-those-in-favor-according-to-a-survey.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The increasing resistance against surveillance firms such as Flock might have hit a critical point. A recent survey indicates that more Americans disapprove of these surveillance cameras than approve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Per a new YouGov survey encompassing 20,000 individuals across the U.S. that was exclusively shared with The Washington Post, 46% of participants disapproved of the company\u2019s surveillance cameras in their neighborhoods, while 38% were in favor. This marks a shift from last year, when the majority of survey takers expressed support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flock stands out among surveillance firms, operating over 120,000 license plate readers nationwide that can monitor vehicle locations. The company has faced controversy following allegations of police misconduct involving the cameras\u2019 surveillance, resulting in numerous U.S. communities rejecting Flock\u2019s cameras or terminating their contracts due to privacy worries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey also revealed that more respondents felt that the surveillance would not enhance their sense of safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a response to TechCrunch, Flock asserted that there is significant backing for its surveillance technology, but conceded that \u201csupport isn\u2019t unconditional,\u201d and highlighted the implementation of its recent safety measures. Detractors, such as the ACLU, argue that the company\u2019s new safety measures are insufficient, asserting that Flock continues to pose a significant risk to civil liberties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid the escalating backlash, Flock CEO Garrett Langley advocated for a \u201ccompromise\u201d between surveillance and privacy last week, in light of a surge in vandalism targeting Flock cameras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3491714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3491713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3491713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3491713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3491714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3491713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3491713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techingeek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3491713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}