LAS VEGAS – The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada has announced that it is backing a new legislative proposal regarding the use of controversial ALPR surveillance networks such as Flock.
A bill proposed for the 2027 Legislature by state Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch will seek to ban Flock and ALPR surveillance networks in Nevada.
The civil liberties organization said there are no real guardrails to safeguard against these kinds of inescapable surveillance networks and has shared a call to action for community members who want to speak out against abusive surveillance technologies such as Flock. (links to ngpvan.com)
ACLU of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah (he/him) said:
“Flock is not just selling cameras. It’s building a national, inescapable surveillance network with the power to track ordinary people’s movement. Big Tech and the government working together to gather information on Nevadans who are at or near their medical appointments, religious services, political meetings, and visiting friends or family is deeply intrusive. Flock cameras have become a near-invasive species in our communities at this point. We will not continue to clean up policymakers’ dirty work as they pass half-baked policies that ignore the realities of surveillance technology, and simply trusting the government and big tech not to misuse surveillance technology is folly. ALPR technology needs to be banned. Hopefully, legislators find the courage and will to act to protect our privacy and freedom of movement because Nevadans do not want these creepy cameras in our communities.”
Nevada Assemblymember Selena La Rue Hatch (she/her) said:
“No one living in the United States of America should be the subject of widespread government surveillance, period. Flock and other ALPR networks are being used to track the movements of everyone. They can see your daily routines, what friends or family you visit in your free time, where you go to church, what political groups you support, everything. We have seen reports of ALPR misuse across the state, from CCSD using Flock surveillance without any oversight, immigration agents using Flock in Sparks, Carson City using Flock to track protestors, and more. This technology is in direct violation of our basic constitutional rights, is far too easily abused, and it does not match our Nevada values. This is the Silver State, not the Surveillance State, and I’m proud to sponsor this bill to ban Flock and ALRP surveillance networks.”
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