Get the Flock Out
Last updated on August 24, 2026
North Dakotans are increasingly speaking up against automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras in our communities.
ALPR companies like Flock Safety are quietly creating a nationwide mass surveillance system. These cameras are in North Dakota, tracking, logging, and sharing our movements without a warrant.
But North Dakotans are increasingly speaking up against these creepy cameras — and your community could be the next to choose privacy over mass surveillance.
ALPRs in North Dakota
It’s not clear exactly how many ALPRs are up in North Dakota. The DeFlock crowdsourcing project estimates more than 100 cameras, with over 70 of those cameras in Fargo and West Fargo.
What the Flock
It doesn't matter which company has its cameras in your neighborhood; they all have the same problems. Any surveillance technology involves fundamental privacy concerns and introduces the possibility of misuse and abuse. Just think about how much someone could learn about your life if cameras constantly tracked where you drove. They could find out which doctors you visit, what house of faith you worship at, who you visit or drive around with — even which political meetings and protests you attend.
And we've already seen how this mass surveillance tool is being leveraged to support the current administration’s mass deportation machine.
We can see cautionary stories in nearby states. Kansas police used Flock cameras to pursue a man who wrote a critical op-ed about the department, while a Colorado police officer wrongfully accused a woman of theft based on a Flock hit and then refused to look at evidence proving her innocence. A mother and her children were held at gunpoint because ALPR cameras wrongly flagged their car as stolen.
Communities Say No
This surveillance state has been growing at a rapid pace, but there's good news, too. Communities across the country are speaking up for their basic privacy and peace of mind.
Your community could be next. Read our local advocacy toolkit and join the movement to tell Flock and other ALPR companies: "Get The Flock Out!"
