Photo: A Flock license plate-reading camera is seen at Colfax Avenue and Franklin Street in Denver on August 5, 2025. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)
This op-ed by Quentin Young appeared on Colorado Newsline on September 18, 2025.
The use of Flock cameras in Colorado exemplifies the dark side of government surveillance. Proponents tout their law enforcement utility, but the outsize risk they pose to targeted residents and their contribution to Big Brother conditions in the state far outweigh any legitimate use to which they’re put…