记者Brendan Keefe在乔治亚州米尔顿市的公共街道上拍摄Flock车牌识别摄像头的安装过程时，遭到三辆警车的拦停1。这一事件发生于2026年8月19日1，源于Flock的安装人员拨打911报警，声称自己"被跟踪"和"被骚扰"1。现场警官在检查后表示，记者"跟在后面，但没有紧跟，也没有破坏任何法律"1。
这并非Flock首次因员工报警而引发争议1。6月5日，该公司在亚特兰大郊区Smyrna市的分销中心外也因YouTubers的拍摄活动遭员工报警1。Flock声称员工遵循安全指引可联系执法部门，首席通讯官Josh Thomas表示"整个社区是我们的客户"1。然而批评者指出了明显的矛盾。安全研究员Benn Jordan指出："最荒谬的是，一个字面上每次你经过摄像头就收集数据的公司，其对争议的回应是抹除个人数据"1。正在进行的Flock Forward 2026年会（8月18-20日）也拒绝记者进入，声称这是"客户活动，不向媒体开放"1。
On August 19, 2026, investigative reporter Brendan Keefe was stopped by three police vehicles while filming a Flock camera installation on public streets in Milton, Georgia 1. The incident began when a Flock installation worker called 911, reporting that they were being followed and harassed 1. However, the responding officer determined that the reporter had committed no violation, noting that "he followed in back, but he wasn't tailgating, and he didn't break any law" 1.
This encounter reflects a broader pattern of tension between Flock Safety and media scrutiny of its operations. In June, Flock employees in Smyrna, an Atlanta suburb, similarly contacted police after YouTubers filmed outside the company's distribution center 1. When Flock representatives later refused entry to journalists at the Flock Forward 2026 conference held August 18–20, they explained that "this is a customer event and is not open to media" 1.
Critics have highlighted the apparent contradiction in Flock's position. Security researcher Benn Jordan observed that "the most absurd part is that a company that literally collects data every time you pass a camera is responding to controversy by erasing personal data" 1. Flock's Chief Communications Officer Josh Thomas countered that "the entire community is our customer" 1. The company also disclosed that only 60–70 cameras experienced encryption vulnerabilities, which it attributed to incorrect SIM cards sent by internet service providers 1.
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