Northern Virginia communities question use of Flock cameras

Flock cameras in Arlington County still stand, but they are shut off. Soon, some of them will be gone entirely. Last week, Arlington County’s board chose not to renew its contract with Flock and has stopped using its automated license plate readers. “Twenty-four-seven government surveillance is creepy,” said Eric Lotke, who spoke at Arlington County’s board meeting over the weekend and applauded the county for ending its use of Flock. But Flock is one of several vendors that...