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Every voice matters. Here are concrete ways you can help bring accountability to surveillance in Oklahoma City.

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Attend an OKC City Council Meeting

This is the single most effective action you can take. Oklahoma City Council meets every Tuesday at 8:30 AM at City Hall, 200 N. Walker Ave. Citizens can sign up to speak during the public comment period. You don't need to be an expert - just share why this matters to you. Keep it respectful, concise, and personal. Three minutes is all it takes.

Tip: If you can't attend in person, check the city's website for options to submit written comments or participate remotely.

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Contact Your Ward Council Member

OKC has eight ward council members plus the mayor. Find your ward representative and let them know you're concerned about the Flock camera program. Mention the OKCPD memo confirming zero oversight - no audit procedures, no access controls, no transparency reporting. Ask them what they plan to do about it before the next contract renewal.

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Share This Information

Most people don't know Oklahoma City has 90 surveillance cameras tracking license plates with zero published oversight. Share this site, share the OKCPD memo, talk to your neighbors. The more people know, the harder it is for this to quietly renew every year.

Everything on this site comes from public records and government sources. Share it freely.

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File Your Own Records Requests

Public records requests are free to file and one of the most powerful tools available to citizens. You can submit requests through JustFOIA or directly to the city. Ask about Flock search logs, data sharing agreements with federal agencies, or how many queries have been run on the system. The Oklahoma Open Records Act gives you the right to this information.

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Contact Local Media

Investigative journalists can amplify this story far beyond what any individual can do. If you have contacts at local news outlets, share the key findings: a $270K/year surveillance program with zero oversight, confirmed in writing by the police department's own memo. That's a story worth covering.

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Join the Movement

DeFlockOKC is part of a national movement. Communities across the country are pushing back on warrantless surveillance. Lynnwood, WA voted unanimously to cancel. Guthrie, OK terminated their contract. Connect with the broader network at DeFlock.me and stay informed.

If You Speak Up

Talking Points for Public Comment

Use these facts - all sourced from public records - when speaking to council, writing letters, or talking to media.

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Lead with the memo

“OKCPD's own internal memorandum, dated March 10, 2026, confirms that no access controls, no audit procedures, no discipline standards, and no transparency reporting exist for the Flock camera system.”

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Cite the cost

“We're spending $270,000 per year of Police Sales Tax Fund money on this system. That's taxpayer money for surveillance with zero documented accountability.”

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Question the legality

“Oklahoma statute 47 O.S. §7-606.1 limits ALPR to insurance enforcement. The Flock contract's stated purpose - general crime awareness, prevention, and prosecution - appears to exceed this authorization.”

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Quote their own policy

“OKCPD's Operations Manual Section 5-118 states, and I quote: 'ALPR data will not be shared as part of a law enforcement information database.' Flock's entire business model is a shared law enforcement database used by 5,000+ agencies. The department's own published policy directly contradicts how this system operates.”

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Mention the patent

“Flock Safety holds patent US11416545B1, which describes classifying people by race, gender, height, weight, and clothing in searchable databases. This directly contradicts their public claim that the system cannot search for human characteristics. We should know exactly what capabilities are active on OKC's 90 cameras.”

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Note the national pattern

“Over 30 cities have ended Flock contracts since January 2025. Lynnwood, WA deflocked unanimously. Guthrie, OK terminated. Mountain View, CA found Flock enabled nationwide search without police knowledge. Cambridge, MA found Flock installed cameras after the council voted to deactivate. Even Amazon killed their Ring-Flock partnership.”

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Ask the question

“If this system is being used appropriately, why does the department's own memo confirm there are no procedures to verify that? What are we doing to fix this before the next renewal?”

What We're Asking For

We're not anti-police. We're pro-accountability. These are concrete, reasonable governance measures that any responsible surveillance program should already have in place. The next contract renewal is our opportunity to demand them.

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Adopt a Written Flock-Specific Policy

Section 5-118 was written for vehicle-mounted readers. OKC needs a published policy that specifically addresses Flock's static, networked camera system - covering permitted uses, prohibited uses, and discipline for violations.

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Cap Data Retention at 30 Days by Ordinance

The current 60-day retention in §5-118 is already longer than many cities allow. Cap it at 30 days by city ordinance - not just internal policy that can be changed without council vote. And verify Flock's platform actually deletes the data.

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Default to No Data Sharing

OKC's own policy says ALPR data shall not be shared. Enforce it. Default to no sharing beyond OKCPD and require a council vote for any exceptions. No more silent enrollment in nationwide lookup networks.

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Require Quarterly Public Audit Reports

Publish how many searches were conducted, by whom, for what reasons, which outside agencies queried OKC data, and match rates. The memo confirmed zero transparency reporting exists. That changes now.

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Require Independent Security Assessment

With 22 CVEs, unsupported Android 8, and cameras hackable in 30 seconds, an independent third-party security assessment should be mandatory before any renewal. If a lone researcher can gain root access, nation-state actors can too.

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No Vendor Changes Without City Authorization

Flock enabled nationwide search in Mountain View without police knowledge. Flock installed cameras in Cambridge after the council voted to deactivate. No setting changes, feature activations, or platform upgrades without written city authorization.

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No New Features Without Council Vote

Flock now offers Vehicle Fingerprint (search without a plate), FreeForm AI search, audio sensors that detect "voices in distress," and gunshot detection. None of these should be activated on OKC cameras without an explicit council vote.

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Ban Audio Surveillance in Public Right-of-Way

Flock's Raven product includes audio sensors that detect "human voices in distress" - functionally, always-on microphones in public spaces. Prohibit audio capture on any city-contracted surveillance device by ordinance.

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Review Contract Terms Before Any Expansion

Flock's February 2026 contract rewrite deleted data ownership protections and added a perpetual data license. Before any renewal or expansion, the council must review the current contract language - not the version they approved in 2023.