More Americans oppose police license plate cameras than support them: survey
In Brief Posted: 8:57 AM PDT · August 28, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point. A new survey has found that more Americans oppose these surveillance cameras than support them.
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- Fact 1: In Brief Posted: 8:57 AM PDT · August 28, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point.
- Fact 2: According to a new YouGov survey of 20,000 people across the U.S.
- Fact 3: that was shared exclusively with The Washington Post, 46% of respondents opposed the company’s surveillance cameras in their communities, while 38% supported them.
- Fact 4: Flock is one of the more visible surveillance companies, operating more than 120,000 license plate readers across the U.S.
In Brief Posted: 8:57 AM PDT · August 28, 2026 Image Credits:Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The growing backlash against surveillance companies like Flock may have reached a tipping point. A new survey has found that more Americans oppose these surveillance cameras than support them.
According to a new YouGov survey of 20,000 people across the U.S. that was shared exclusively with The Washington Post, 46% of respondents opposed the company’s surveillance cameras in their communities, while 38% supported them. This is a reversal from last year, when the majority of survey respondents said they were in favor.
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