Chad Marlow

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Flock CEO Garrett Langley's at it again. He just told police in Orlando the nationwide opposition to Flock was generated by bots not real people. Guess what Garrett? I’m not a bot and all those videos of council meetings packed w/ Flock/ALPR opponents are not AI. www.404media.co/in-leaked-au...

Please check out my latest interview, on the risks to our civil rights/liberties presented by Flock and automatic license plate readers, with Antonia Hylton on MS Now’s The Assignment program. It’s one of my favorites! youtu.be/C_YxBHjp-H4

Please join me and my colleague Daniel Schwarz on NYCLU’s “Rights This Way” podcast as we discuss the threat Flock, ALPRs, and mass surveillance pose to civil rights and liberties in New York and nationwide. www.nyclu.org/podcast/how-...

Guardrails aren't enough. Automatic license plate readers must be banned.

My latest Flock/ALPR/anti-mass surveillance interview w/ the amazing @AdamConover.net may be my favorite of all time. Really fun & informative. Please share it around - the fight is still at hand America! youtu.be/DiiFHii548Y?...

The company doesn’t matter. Flock, Axon, and other automatic license plate readers have no place on our streets. Use the toolkit to fight against mass surveillance in your community at aclu.org/gtfo_

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Automatic license plate reader technology has no place in our neighborhoods. Join this month’s action call on Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss the dangers of surveillance technology and how you can take action in your community to fight against this tech.

Banning Flock and other surveillance companies from tracking our every move isn't a partisan issue. Tell Congress to ban automatic license plate readers at aclu.org/get-flock_out

For a deeper dive into my US Senate testimony on Flock and ALPR surveillance, here is my written submission to the subcommittee: www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

No amount of regulation will keep our privacy safe from automatic license plate readers. Congress must ban them — full stop.

ACLU privacy expert Chad Marlow is on Capitol Hill today testifying on the dangers of Flock’s nationwide surveillance network, which is unnecessary, ineffective, and downright creepy. Flock and other automatic license plate reader companies trade our privacy for profits — Congress must ban them.

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Ban Flock cameras. Ban Axon cameras. Ban Motorola cameras. Ban ALL automatic license plate readers. That was our message to the Senate today. The American people agree that it's time for Congress to take immediate action.

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Join us! #GetTheFlockOut #KissYourAxonGoodbye act.aclu.org/a/2026-septe...

My latest media appearance about Flock, ALPRs, and government mass surveillance was a fun and entertaining debate on the Dan Abrams Show on SiriusXM. We’re winning this fight and we’re not going away! youtu.be/yo88prjYznc?...

WTF @NYCTBus @NYCMayor? Waiting more than 30 minutes for downtown M15-SBS at Houston St. All buses that come by are turning to go uptown at Houston. Shouldn’t have to leave one hour early to get to work on time. Forget free buses. How about we start with buses?!

Jets win!

We shouldn't have to escape to the woods to hide from mass surveillance. It's time for our leaders to follow Vermont's lead and ban automatic license plate readers.

We refuse to sacrifice our privacy so surveillance companies like Flock, Axon, and Motorola can profit. Join the nationwide movement pressuring lawmakers to get these cameras off our streets at aclu.org/gtfo_

My latest TV appearance regarding America’s opposition to Flock, ALPRs, and mass surveillance techs, this one on MS Now’s Alex Witt Reports. Responding to Flock’s PR lies is increasingly becoming light work. #GetTheFlockOut drive.google.com/file/d/17rZx...

It’s not just #GetTheFlockOut, but also #KissYourAxonGoodbye, and a hard no to every other ALPR and mass surveillance tech. Don’t take your foot off the gas America. We’re winning! www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

On the sad occasion of Dolly Parton’s passing, I want to remind people that Dolly was as impressive a philanthropist as a singer/entertainer. Her Imagination Library provides free monthly books to children all over America so every family has something to read together. imaginationlibrary.com

A great article on the reasons behind the nationwide nonpartisan movement against Flock and mass surveillance by the truly exceptional reporter Mark Keierleber. san.com/cc/political...

In response to overwhelming criticisms, Flock has gone from being a mass surveillance company into also being a mass disinformation company. The public is not fooled. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

Turns out Flock is not as bad as we thought. They’re even worse. www.wired.com/story/flock-...

Opposition to Flock vehicle-tracking surveillance cameras cuts across political lines: “Whether you’re libertarian, conservative, MAGA, progressive, everybody has an objection to Flock,” says @chadmarlow.bsky.social of the @aclu.org. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

If elected officials simply listened to the opinions of their constituents we would not have Flock cameras, ALPRs, or mass government surveillance anywhere in America.

My debate on Flock ALPRs and mass government surveillance with Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale on Fox News’ “The Will Cain Show.” #GetTheFlockOut #ACLU CLICK HERE TO VIEW: content.jwplatform.com/videos/KGByz...

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NEW: Flock just announced several operational changes to try to stem the nationwide backlash against its mass surveillance system — but we aren't fooled. This is nothing more than putting lipstick on a pig. Automatic license plate readers are always a threat to our privacy and our leaders must act.

The operational changes announced by Flock today are not nearly enough… and most of them are not anything at all. #GetTheFlockOut www.aclu.org/news/privacy...

My latest interview on America’s growing opposition to Flock, automatic license plate readers and mass government surveillance. #GetTheFlockOut #KissYourAxonGoodbye www.newsnationnow.com/on-balance-w...

The ACLU is leading the fight against these invasive policing surveillance technologies. And the solution John Oliver calls for? That’s the ACLU’s Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) effort. If your municipality doesn't have a CCOPS law yet, adopt one! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnBP...

To preserve privacy in the digital age, high tech government surveillance tools — like reverse warrants — must be reined in. The Supreme Court recently issued a ruling to help protect our privacy, now our lawmakers must finish the job.

So proud of you America! #GetTheFlockOut #KissYourAxonGoodbye www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/u...

My latest op-ed. This one is about two recent victories against the mass surveillance tool known as "reverse warrants" and the growing, non-partisan national movement against mass surveillance. thehill.com/opinion/crim...

Gone too soon. Glen Hansard was the heart and soul of two of my favorite movies of all time: “The Commitments” and “Once.” Truly heartbroken. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The public is catching on to Flock's surveillance scheme — and successfully fighting back against the company's efforts to expand its network of creepy cameras even more. Flock can't stop the power of the people.

Love the nationwide movement against Flock, but remember they’re other dangerous license plate reader companies out there like Axon. So it’s not only #GetTheFlockOut but also #KissYourAxonGoodbye

Excellent coverage of mass surveillance using license plate readers by @democracynow.org, with great commentary by @chadmarlow.bsky.social and appearances by @bennjordan.bsky.social and DeflockSLO. Definitely worth 11 minutes of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaro...

👆 Don't suppose Mr Langley has taken you up on your debate offer for this Disrupt event @chadmarlow.bsky.social ? "Flock calling its grassroots opponents 'terrorists' is inappropriate and speaks volumes about Flock" youtu.be/6HRxy5glL5E

Flock regularly misleads the public about their business practices, safety record, and commitment to privacy. They've even lied about partnering with the ACLU — which we'd never do. Government officials and the police shouldn't automatically trust what surveillance tech companies tell them.

Very grateful to have appeared on Democracy Now! this morning to discuss the nationwide, non-partisan movement against Flock cameras & government mass surveillance. #GetTheFlockOut #ACLU www.democracynow.org/2026/7/21/fl...

"In these incredibly divisive political times, we’re actually seeing the rare issue that unites Americans: opposition to government #surveillance. And I don’t think it’s going anywhere. I think this movement is only going to grow." - @chadmarlow.bsky.social #deflock #alpr

You know things are shady at Flock when its CCO has to publicly distance himself from his CEO's lies by saying the lies weren't his and that it's not his fault his CEO lies like Trump. Sorry, but when you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas. #GetTheFlockOut #ACLU

As TechCrunch reported: "LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing ‘serious concerns’ over civil liberties and privacy." I didn't even know the LAPD knew what civil liberties were, but good on them. Farewell Flock. I'm just so broken up over it. #ILoveLA #GetTheFlockOut #ACLU