Flock Safety police call over reporter’s public camera filming renews oversight concerns
InvestigateTV obtained recordings of two incidents in Georgia involving Flock workers and people filming in public.
A Flock Safety installer called police after InvestigateTV reporter Brendan Keefe filmed a camera installation on a public street in Milton, Georgia, and followed the installer at a distance. Officers stopped Keefe, who explained he was reporting, then allowed him to leave after about 17 minutes. No offence was reported.
Recordings obtained by InvestigateTV through public-records requests document the installer’s call and the police response. The responding officer told a supervisor that Keefe had followed the installer but was not close enough to appear to be stalking or breaking the law.
Flock Safety said employees and contractors working in the field may contact police when they believe they are threatened, harassed, followed or otherwise face a safety concern. The company also said it does not object to members of the public or press photographing its cameras or personnel in public.
InvestigateTV identified a separate June incident in Smyrna, Georgia, when a Flock employee called police after YouTube creators filmed outside a company distribution centre. No charges followed, although the group received a trespass warning.
The incidents come as Flock faces continuing criticism over privacy, oversight and alleged misuse of its automated licence-plate reader network. InvestigateTV said the company operates roughly 120,000 readers, while Flock has told a trade publication that its growth has outpaced cancellations by 10 to 1.
The company has announced privacy changes including a seven-day default data-retention period, although some police departments reportedly retain data for 30 days. InvestigateTV also reported that its conference, Flock Forward 2026, excluded media, with both the broadcaster and security researcher Benn Jordan turned away.
