Remove Flock cameras in York County, South Carolina
The Issue
Remove Flock Surveillance Cameras from York County, SC
We are calling on York County, the York County Sheriff's Office, the City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill Police Department, and other local agencies to remove Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras from our community and end participation in the Flock surveillance network.
This isn't about whether a license plate can be seen from a public road.
It's about creating a searchable database of where vehicles have been seen, when they were seen, and where they were traveling — including vehicles belonging to thousands of people who are not suspected of committing any crime.
York County already has a significant network. Rock Hill Police reported operating 26 Flock cameras, while the York County Sheriff's Office reported another 19 cameras.
And the risks aren't hypothetical.
A lawsuit filed in York County in 2026 stems from a 2024 traffic stop in which a Flock camera incorrectly read a resident's license plate and generated an alert connected to a stolen vehicle. The innocent driver was subjected to a high-risk police stop before officers determined his vehicle was not stolen.
Other agencies have also discovered employees improperly accessing Flock systems for personal purposes.
Policies, audits, and retention limits may reduce some risks, but they do not change the fundamental issue: the government should not routinely collect and make searchable the vehicle-location information of ordinary citizens simply because they drove down a public road.
We support effective law enforcement. We support recovering stolen vehicles, finding dangerous offenders, and protecting our community.
But supporting law enforcement does not require supporting every surveillance technology available.
We are asking York County officials to:
Stop purchasing and installing additional Flock cameras.
Remove existing government-operated Flock cameras.
End or decline to renew Flock Safety contracts and data-sharing arrangements.
Publicly disclose existing contracts, costs, policies, audits, and data-sharing agreements as the system is dismantled.
Most people captured by these cameras aren't criminals.
They're going to work. Taking their children to school. Going to church. Visiting family. Seeing a doctor. Shopping. Or simply driving home.
Public safety matters. Privacy matters. Civil liberties matter.
York County can have all three.
Sign this petition and tell our local officials: Remove Flock from York County.
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The Issue
Remove Flock Surveillance Cameras from York County, SC
We are calling on York County, the York County Sheriff's Office, the City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill Police Department, and other local agencies to remove Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras from our community and end participation in the Flock surveillance network.
This isn't about whether a license plate can be seen from a public road.
It's about creating a searchable database of where vehicles have been seen, when they were seen, and where they were traveling — including vehicles belonging to thousands of people who are not suspected of committing any crime.
York County already has a significant network. Rock Hill Police reported operating 26 Flock cameras, while the York County Sheriff's Office reported another 19 cameras.
And the risks aren't hypothetical.
A lawsuit filed in York County in 2026 stems from a 2024 traffic stop in which a Flock camera incorrectly read a resident's license plate and generated an alert connected to a stolen vehicle. The innocent driver was subjected to a high-risk police stop before officers determined his vehicle was not stolen.
Other agencies have also discovered employees improperly accessing Flock systems for personal purposes.
Policies, audits, and retention limits may reduce some risks, but they do not change the fundamental issue: the government should not routinely collect and make searchable the vehicle-location information of ordinary citizens simply because they drove down a public road.
We support effective law enforcement. We support recovering stolen vehicles, finding dangerous offenders, and protecting our community.
But supporting law enforcement does not require supporting every surveillance technology available.
We are asking York County officials to:
Stop purchasing and installing additional Flock cameras.
Remove existing government-operated Flock cameras.
End or decline to renew Flock Safety contracts and data-sharing arrangements.
Publicly disclose existing contracts, costs, policies, audits, and data-sharing agreements as the system is dismantled.
Most people captured by these cameras aren't criminals.
They're going to work. Taking their children to school. Going to church. Visiting family. Seeing a doctor. Shopping. Or simply driving home.
Public safety matters. Privacy matters. Civil liberties matter.
York County can have all three.
Sign this petition and tell our local officials: Remove Flock from York County.
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Petition created on August 12, 2026