Stopping AI-powered license-plate surveillance
A camera just logged your car. You weren't suspected of anything.
This one is on US-63 in Cable, Bayfield County. It logs every car that passes.
Get corporate public surveillance OUT of the Northwoods, the last stronghold of privacy in the Midwest.
100,721 vehicles logged in a single 30-day period in Bayfield County, a county of about 16,000. No public vote. No way to opt out.
What are Flock cameras and ALPRs?
An automated license-plate reader, or ALPR, is a camera that photographs every passing vehicle and logs the plate, the make, the model, the color, the time, and the spot. Flock Safety is the biggest company selling them and it's what sits on our roads, but Motorola, Axon, and others sell the same thing.
The data feeds a national network. Thousands of police departments can search it. You don't have to be accused of anything to be in it. Flock's network alone runs more than 20 billion plate scans a month across 5,000-plus communities.
New to all this? Start with the FAQ. It answers the questions people actually ask - "isn't this just for catching criminals?", "can I opt out?" - straight, with sources.
Why you should care
This isn't about having something to hide. It's about who gets to track everyone, all the time, with no warrant and no public vote.
Tracked anyway
You did nothing wrong
The camera can't tell a criminal from you. It logs everyone the same. You're in the file because you own a car, not because you did anything.
It travels nationwide
Shared far past your town
Your data doesn't stay local. Ashland County's own sharing list shows 754 law enforcement agencies in 38 states holding access to its camera network. Nationally, this data has been searched on behalf of ICE.
No say
Nobody voted
No public vote. No way to opt out. Somebody signed a contract and the cameras went up. That should bother you no matter how you vote.
What two counties' own records turned out to say
Get a heads up before each county board meeting
Add your name. You don't have to post or say anything publicly.
Add your nameThis fight is live in towns and counties across the Northwoods. See where we're fighting.