Town hall on OKC's Flock surveillance cameras is May 27. We've spent the last two months adding records, findings, and sources to the site.
For folks who've been following this project, I wanted to provide a quick update on two things.
First, the research has kept going. Over the last two months we've added more findings to the site, cross-referenced records against Oklahoma statute and OKCPD's own operations manual, and tracked what other cities have been doing as the national picture has shifted fast. We also presented to City Council. My presentation was...rough to say the least, but Councilman James Cooper (Ward 2) and Councilwoman JoBeth Harmon (Ward 6) engaged with me afterward and we got the issue on the public record.
If you found us through the previous Reddit thread, welcome. The site is a much better starting point now than it was. The records page walks through the six open records requests we filed and what each one returned. The long-form case page lays out the company, the technology, the law, and the track record with every claim sourced. Either is a good place to start.
Second, and this is the main reason for the post:
Get the FLOCK Out: Town Hall Wednesday, May 27 at 6 PM Mayflower Congregational Church Free and open to the public
ACLU National is sending Senior Policy Counsel Chad Marlow. The panel includes ACLU of Oklahoma, Dream Action OK, Oklahomans for Privacy, and DeFlockOKC. Registration link and Facebook event are on the site.
This is the room to be in on the 27th. Nearly 50 cities have terminated their Flock contracts in the past year. Two federal lawsuits are active. Amazon ended their Ring partnership with Flock. Oklahoma City has every reason to be next.