# Flock cameras, privacy and the limits of police surveillance

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Podcast: [MPR News with Angela Davis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mpr-news-with-angela-davis-239489)
Published: 2026-08-13T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/08/13/flock-cameras-privacy-and-the-limits-of-police-surveillance
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## Resource

Flock cameras can help police find stolen cars and solve crimes. But they can also create a record of where vehicles have been — raising questions about privacy and police surveillance. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with a data privacy expert about what kind of information Flock cameras collect, who can access that information and what limits the Constitution puts on tracking our movements.

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