San Francisco is fostering a private surveillance state through partnerships between police and companies like Flock Safety, funded by tech billionaires. This system, exemplified by the city’s network of 400 license plate readers and a Real Time Investigation Center, erodes the constitutional right to privacy at public expense. Despite claims of increased safety, reports and historical data suggest these technologies are ineffective at curbing violent crime and primarily serve the interests of corporate investors. These partnerships create an opaque system where vast amounts of citizen data are collected on private servers and shared with federal agencies like ICE, bypassing public accountability and placing vulnerable communities at risk. The article argues this privatization of public safety is a costly and destructive threat to civil liberties, driven by private profit rather than genuine community protection.