A Flock camera in Oshkosh. March 31, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — With Flock cameras scattered around Green Bay, citizens who have concerns about privacy, looking for ways to make a change. Over the weekend, a group got together for a “Green Bay de-flock meeting.”
Lisa Sanderfoot says most of the group wants the cameras removed, with legislative changes to follow.
“I would love to live in a state that doesn’t have surveillance everywhere all the time,” said Sanderfoot. “I think that until we have legislation and a complete understanding that yeah a moratorium is a really good idea.”
She added the group that met isn’t encouraging any vandalism of the cameras, “The city of Green Bay pays for them. We don’t want to ruin Flock equipment; we don’t want to ruin city equipment. That’s just throwing money away.”
Sanderfoot says one of the best things that concerned citizens can do is reach out to elected officials.
“If you just stay home or you just complain on social media, that’s not participating in your democracy. Whereas talking to your electeds, attending meetings and inviting them for a cup of coffee at a local place are participating in your democracy,” said Sanderfoot.
Green Bay District 6 Alderman, Joey Prestley says he receives calls and emails about Flock cameras weekly.
“The policy is really important to me. That’s the protection that we have from the technology being abused. We’ve worked with the chief. The chief has been super receptive to ideas from both council and the public,” said Prestley.
“Nobody in the group is anti-like police shouldn’t keep people safe. We want people to be safe, but the people that were there were really concerned about privacy violations,” said Sanderfoot.
In an August interview, Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis said the cameras are a “valuable public safety tool.”
“I don’t want to violate people’s civil liberties or impact people any more than we have to, any more than they want us to,” said Davis.
In August, Davis also said the Green Bay Police Department expects to update its policy soon. That would include mandating monthly audits of the Flock system.
Green Bay’s Flock transparency portal says 456,215 unique license plates have been detected, and 597 user search sessions have occurred over the last 30 days.
Sanderfoot also made it clear her concerns aren’t just with Flock, but with any automatic license plate reading technology.
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