Cut the cameras: Flock surveillance systems trigger rare bipartisan backlash

Flock Safety’s surveillance cameras are drawing an unusual response in the United States: politicians on the right and left are joining forces against them. In a country sharply divided by politics, opposition to a single technology company is becoming increasingly visible.

The backlash comes as more Americans question the expansion of surveillance technology. Flock cameras have become a focus for politicians from both sides, who are pushing back as public resistance grows.

The pattern resembles the nationwide anger over plans to build the large data centers that power artificial intelligence. Polling cited in the article found that roughly 75% of Americans oppose new data center construction in their communities.

The opposition puts Flock in the middle of a broader debate over the political limits of a strongly pro-technology agenda. As resistance spreads, surveillance cameras and the infrastructure behind artificial intelligence are becoming shared targets across the political spectrum.