{"id":212424,"date":"2026-02-11T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/pittsboro-residents-raise-privacy-concerns-about-flock-camera-technology-wral-com\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T21:45:09","slug":"pittsboro-residents-raise-privacy-concerns-about-flock-camera-technology-wral-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/pittsboro-residents-raise-privacy-concerns-about-flock-camera-technology-wral-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsboro residents raise privacy concerns about Flock camera technology :: WRAL.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/pittsboro-residents-privacy-concerns-flock-cameras-feb-2026\/\">Pittsboro residents raise privacy concerns about Flock camera technology :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/pittsboro-residents-privacy-concerns-flock-cameras-feb-2026\/\">https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/pittsboro-residents-privacy-concerns-flock-cameras-feb-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-11 16:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wral.com\">www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pittsboro residents are pushing back on the presence<br \/>\nof Flock cameras in their community, citing privacy issues.<\/p>\n<p>Residents took their concerns to the town<br \/>\ncommission on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my concerns is that the data that<br \/>\nwe&#8217;re collecting here can be used by many different entities of which we don&#8217;t<br \/>\nreally know or have control over,\u201d one man said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnytime I leave my apartment or go to church, my<br \/>\nvehicle is being recorded and monitored,\u201d another man said. \u201cThat is an<br \/>\negregious violation of my Fourth Amendment rights.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a \u201c2024 Update\u201d provided by the Pittsboro Police Department<br \/>\nto the town commission in March of 2025, the department\u2019s presentation said the<br \/>\nflock camera system went live in January of 2024, with data being stored for 30<br \/>\ndays.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to that presentation, the police say they&#8217;ve solved cases thanks to the cameras, including 3 stolen<br \/>\ncars, a hit and run, 3 larcenies, and finding a person of interest in other<br \/>\nlarcenies. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WRAL has covered the success and concerns around<br \/>\nFlock camera technology in our area for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 law enforcement agencies in our area<br \/>\nuse the cameras, including Raleigh, Roxboro, Clayton, Garner, Knightdale, Hope<br \/>\nMills and Creedmoor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Nash County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the Vance County<br \/>\nSheriff\u2019s Office, and the Edgecombe County Sheriff\u2019s Office also operate the<br \/>\ncameras.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some of those agencies have shared success stories<br \/>\nof the license plate reading cameras, including finding&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/pittsboro-residents-privacy-concerns-flock-cameras-feb-2026\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pittsboro residents raise privacy concerns about Flock camera technology :: WRAL.com https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/pittsboro-residents-privacy-concerns-flock-cameras-feb-2026\/ Publish Date: 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