Privacy experts: Flock is not the only license plate surveillance vendor

NPR and the ACLU warn that the Flock backlash obscures a broader problem: US police increasingly rely on AI platforms like Axon Fusus and Motorola's Vigilant system, which amasses billions of plate reads. Dropping Flock for another vendor doesn't protect privacy — legal limits on data retention are needed.

• Axon Fusus fuses cameras, drones, body cams and gunshot detectors into one city-wide view
• The number of agencies using Fusus has more than doubled since 2024
• Motorola's Vigilant unit claims 500 million plate reads a month with no clear retention policy
• ACLU: swapping Flock for another vendor won't fix mass surveillance