No ALPRs in Central Texas

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City council members took a big step toward creating a framework for how the city of Austin uses surveillance technology.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/city-council-moves-toward-adding-surveillance-regulation-rules-to-city-code/ 

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Neighbors concerned about new Flock license plate readers near the DPS building on N. Lamar Boulevard. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/neighbors-concerned-about-new-flock-license-plate-readers-in-north-austin/

Some great news! Item 3, the AI surveillances cameras in parks contract, has been removed from tomorrow's agenda! Thanks to everyone who turned out yesterday to speak during the work session and showed up to the protest at city hall!

Help from Home: Send a quick email to city decision makers. Subject Line: No Item 3 - No Taxpayer Money for AI Surveillance

Can’t make the protest? Email Austin City Council or testify on Tuesday or Thursday. Learn more and get emails: handsoffcentraltx.org/alpr

We are deeply alarmed at this misuse of taxpayer funds given the budget deficit, potential sharing of collected data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), increased criminalization of unhoused people, and more.

Learn more about the contract and our concerns: handsoffcentraltx.org/alpr

Austin City council is considering spending $400K per year (up to $2 million) from the Parks and Recreation Dept budget on “mobile video surveillance units” from out-of-state AI surveillance company LiveView Technologies.

ICE OUT OF ATX. Stop the Tech to Deportation Pipeline. Austin Unites Against Park Surveilliance. Press Conference & Protest at Austin City Hall, Tuesday, February 3rd at 5pm.

Testify Against Item 3 on the City Council Agenda. Work Session on Tuesday Feb 3 or the Council Vote Day on Feb 5. In person or online. Register ahead of time for virtual testimony or morning-of before 9:45 am at the Austin City Hall for in-person testimony. Your statement should be clear and short and be within 2 to 3 minutes. City Hall parking is validated. Learn more at http://handsoffcentraltx.org/alpr

CALL TO ACTION - Stop Austin City Council from spending $$$ on mass surveillance technology for our parks and pools!

📢 Join us for a press conference and rally on Tuesday, Feb 3 from 5 - 6:30 PM at Austin City Hall!

EFF Town Hall: ICE, CBP, and Digital Rights You see it. We see it. ICE and CBP are out of control. Many people are exercising their right to say it's unacceptable. But what are the limitations around recording immigration agents? Is it true

Join EFF's online town hall to discuss ways to stay safer and how the digital rights community can help address ICE and CBP's brutality against immigrants, observers, and those seeking to hold them accountable. Livestream on Thursday at 10 AM PT. eff.org/livestream-ice

Check out Majority Report's interview with Jessica on Flock and the tactics they use to try find their way into cities and communities across the US to collect data and track all of us.

Jessica Burbank via X (@JessicaLBurbank) | @majorityreport.bsky.social

Jessica Burbank joined The Majority Report to break down her Drop Site investigation into how Flock Safety, a $7.5 billion surveillance giant, quietly secured a $2.1 million contract in Scarsdale with zero public input. She explains how local officials coordinated with Flock behind closed doors, approved the deal in 35 seconds, and nearly installed a mass-surveillance network without residents knowing. Burbank’s report exposes how a national mass-surveillance system is being built one quiet municipal contract at a time, often without public consent or legal safeguards. She also details how Flock’s tools enable retroactive tracking, ICE investigations, abortion prosecutions, and sprawling police data-sharing – all expanding far beyond what communities are told. Read the report at the link below.

Jessica Burbank joined The Majority Report to break down her Drop Site investigation into how Flock Safety, a $7.5 billion surveillance giant, quietly secured a $2.1 million contract in Scarsdale with zero public input. She explains how local officials coordinated with Flock behind closed doors...

No ALPR Coalition Virtual Phone Bank Join the No ALPR Coalition to call like-minded Austinites and help reach our goal of 1000 petition signatures!

Join us virtually this evening to phone bank Austin residents to sign our petition to keep ALPRs out of our city! This is part of a of a final push happening this week to get as many signatures as we can before December. RSVP at the event page for the Zoom link.
actionnetwork.org/events/no-al...

No ALPRS

While we have enjoyed some great victories in keeping AI surveillance cameras out of Austin, the fight is not yet over! We still expect the city council to consider bringing back the contract with Flock. Sign the petition and let them know that we don't want them!
www.noalprs.org/home#petition

Washington Court Rules That Data Captured on Flock Safety Cameras Are A Washington state trial court has shot down local municipalities’ effort to keep automated license plate reader (ALPR) data secret.The Skagit County Superior Court in Washington rejected the attempt

Cities in Washington tried to come up with many reasons why they shouldn’t have to release information collected by ALPR cameras. A court has shot them down and reaffirmed the public’s right to know. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

No ALPRs Canvass - District 3 — No ALPRS We’ll be joining Austin DSA to reach out to residents of District 3 and tell them to let the mayor and city council know to say NO to future ALPR and mass surveillance contracts in Austin. Please RSVP...

After a little bit of a break, we're going back out to canvass on Saturday, starting at 10am! We will be hitting District 3 and will be meeting at Govalle Neighborhood Park. Click below for the information and RSVP!
www.noalprs.org/events/noalp...

We are taking a break from canvassing Austin this weekend as many of our usual canvassers will be focused on canvassing for the upcoming election next Tuesday. We will be back out and about the following weekend going into December.

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

Videos show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

🔗 www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

No ALPRS

As we approach December and the possibility of ALPRs coming up again in the Austin city council, we want to remind Austinites of our petition to let our CMs know that we don't want them! Please sign if you haven't already, and please tell your friends to do the same!
www.noalprs.org/home#petition

New US-made drone Alpha aims to redefine first response Flock Safety has unveiled Alpha, a US-built, NDAA-compliant drone designed to help law enforcement reach emergencies faster.

Flock has partnered with a US-based drone maker to unvei drones that fly at 60 mph and can identify license plates from 2000 feet in the air.

dronedj.com/2025/10/16/f...

No ALPRs Canvass #12 - District 6 Join the next Austin DSA canvass for the No ALPRs campaign! We'll be informing our neighbors about Automated License Plate Readers, mass surveillance, and the dangers of bringing this technology back ...

We will be canvassing District 6 this Saturday! We're meeting at Tanglewood Park at 10am. We need more canvassers to hit more doors as we approach December, and newcomers are always welcome! Please RSVP to help us gauge expected headcount.
actionnetwork.org/events/no-al...

Thanks to everyone who showed up to the No Kings protests in Pflugerville and in Austin and came by our tables! We had an incredible day of outreach to Central Texas residents and getting people informed and activated. Stay tuned for future events where you can help the fight.

ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras Flock has built a nationwide surveillance network of AI-powered cameras and given many more federal agencies access. Senator Ron Wyden told Flock “abuses of your product are not only likely but inevit...

New from 404 Media: ICE, the Secret Service, and NCIS all had access to Flock's nationwide network of AI-enabled cameras, letter reveals. Shows many more federal agencies had access to network that authorities typically use without a warrant to search whole country

www.404media.co/ice-secret-s...

Come join us this Saturday and help us reach out to residents in District 5!

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and

This is why neither the companies profiting from a technology nor the agencies deploying it can be trusted to tell the full story about how it's being used. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

No ALPR Surveillance Teach-in — No ALPRS Join Never Again Action in collaboration with the No ALPRs coalition for a virtual teach-in to hear perspectives from community organizers, tech and legal experts, and impacted community members on th...

This Thursday, join Never Again Action for a virtual teach-in on ALPRs and mass surveillance technology. Listen to a panel of organizers and experts talk about the issues and how you can help protect yourself and your community. Go to the event page to register.
www.noalprs.org/events/no-al...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

New from 404 Media: police used a nationwide network of Flock cameras to search for a woman who self-administered an abortion, said it was for her 'safety'. But new docs show they considered charging her with a crime as part of a 'death investigation' into the fetus
www.404media.co/police-said-...

No ALPRs Canvass - District 3 — No ALPRS We’ll be joining Austin DSA to reach out to residents of District 3 and tell them to let the mayor and city council know to say NO to future ALPR and mass surveillance contracts in Austin. Please RSVP...

Come join us to canvass District 3 this weekend to get Austin residents to talk to their city councilman to say NO to ALPRs in our city! We're meeting at Govalle Park on Saturday at 10am! Please RSVP to let us know if you're coming out! New people always welcome.
www.noalprs.org/events/noalp...

Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product ...

Flock is preparing to roll out a new feature: Its gunshot detection devices will begin listening for voices in “distress”

Liveview's facial recognition discussed in person with sales director. YouTube video by Louis Rossmann

Youtuber Louis Rossman and many concerned residents of Austin showed up at city hall on Thursday to express concerns about surveillance cameras in our parks and in the city. Thanks for turning out and fighting for privacy and against unnecessary data collection!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eexh...

Come join us this Saturday at 10am! Newbies are welcome. Please RSVP and let us know you're coming!