Summary
Residents again demanded removal of Flock cameras, pointing to new installations on residential streets and questioning their purpose and oversight.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 22, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $2.06 million more for the extension, bringing the total contract to roughly $9.06 million.
Removal advocates say neighborhoods would regain privacy.
Residents' privacy is eroded by pervasive camera networks, per the commenter.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Public Health and Safety Standing Committee
Residents pushed back on license plate readers expanding from freeways into neighborhoods; the Flock update report was held two weeks pending a DPD response.
City Council Formal Session
A caller urged Council to rein in Flock surveillance, saying permanent camera tracking of everyone sacrifices privacy for future generations and that other cities have removed such systems.
City Council Formal Session
A resident warned that surveillance cameras and mandated car technology are creating a 'surveillance state' and urged the council to scrutinize the privacy implications for future generations.
City Council Formal Session
Santiago-Romero confirmed the cameras flagged by a commenter aren't city-owned, and the city is mapping its own cameras and asking who owns the others.
City Council Formal Session
Residents again demanded removal of Flock cameras, pointing to new installations on residential streets and questioning their purpose and oversight.
City Council Formal Session
Multiple residents urged the council to end Detroit's use of Flock surveillance cameras, saying ICE uses the data and the cameras are now tied to Ring doorbells. They noted other cities and states have paused or blocked such contracts.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Detroit
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.