Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader (ALPR) network faces mounting, bipartisan opposition from federal lawmakers and local communities. Citing negligent data security and the “inevitable abuses” of mass surveillance, senators are calling for federal probes. The technology is demonstrably error-prone, leading to innocent people being wrongfully detained, sometimes at gunpoint, based on misread plates or faulty data. Beyond errors, police have used the vast database for mission creep, including tracking a woman suspected of an abortion and aiding ICE in immigration enforcement. In response, grassroots coalitions across the political spectrum have successfully campaigned to remove the cameras in multiple states. These victories, fueled by privacy concerns and fears of a surveillance state, provide a template for other towns seeking to dismantle what one activist called “building our own prisons.” The pushback challenges the narrative of ALPRs as a simple public safety tool.