DANE COUNTY | LAW ENFORCEMENT Just 4 Dane County police departments still using Flock cameras crickert Sep 21, 2026 Sep 21, 2026 Updated Sep 30, 2026 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police departments in Dane County are increasingly ending their relationships with a controversial brand of license plate reader cameras.kAmx? C646?E >@?E9D[ ?:?6 56A2CE>6?ED 92G6 42?46=65 @C >256 A=2?D E@ 42?46= E96:C 4@?EC24ED H:E9 pE=2?E2\32D65 u=@4< $276EJ] ~?6 @E96C 56A2CE>6?E[ |4u2C=2?5[ AF==65 324< A=2?D E@ DE2CE FD:?8 E96 42>6C2D]k^AmkAm|62?H9:=6[ :E 2AA62CD @?=J 7@FC 56A2CE>6?ED 4@?E:?F6 E@ C6=J @? u=@4<] |2CD92== 92D 7:G6[ r@EE286 vC@G6 92D ?:?6 2?5 |2A=6 q=F77 92D D6G6? @7 E96 4@>A2?J’D =:46?D6\A=2E6 C625:?8 42>6C2D] $E2E6 r2A:E@= !@=:46 5:5 ?@E C6DA@?5 E@ C6BF6DED 7@C 4@>>6?E[ 3FE 7@FC =:46?D6\A=2E6 C625:?8 42>6C2D 2AA62C E@ 36 A@DE65 2E :?E6CD64E:@?D @? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. crickert Author email Follow crickert Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Sign Up Today Related to this story Stoughton cuts ties with Flock just 2 months after cameras were installed Stoughton is now the seventh entity in Dane County to either cancel or back out of a contract with Flock in the last year amid public outcry. Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsinites oppose Flock surveillance cameras Most voters view the AI-powered license plate readers as a violation of privacy rather than a helpful tool for police. 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Stoughton cuts ties with Flock just 2 months after cameras were installed Stoughton is now the seventh entity in Dane County to either cancel or back out of a contract with Flock in the last year amid public outcry.
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsinites oppose Flock surveillance cameras Most voters view the AI-powered license plate readers as a violation of privacy rather than a helpful tool for police.
