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"Flock Wing License(s) Included": How Speed Cameras Became Surveillance Cameras

Have I Been Flocked? · H.C. van Pelt · March 27, 2026

An investigative analysis of Hillsborough County, Florida's speed camera contracts reveals that RedSpeed bundles 'Flock Wing Licenses' directly into school zone speed camera agreements, feeding continuous HD video into Flock's national surveillance network. The contracts contain zero data governance provisions or privacy protections, meaning communities purchasing traffic enforcement equipment unknowingly feed footage into a mass surveillance platform.

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