Seventeen North Carolina communities have already said no to Flock. Add your name › · The Cape Fear is under warrantless AI surveillance — it’s time to act.
The one-page fact sheet
Flock cameras in the Cape Fear: the facts
Everything a neighbor needs in one page — sourced, and to the point. Print it, share the link, or hand it out.
New Hanover won. On Sept 8, 2026 the county canceled its Flock contract, 4-0 — using exactly the steps here. This is now the playbook for the rest of the Cape Fear: Brunswick, Pender, Columbus, Onslow, and the beach towns.
The facts
What’s happening here
- 1The Sheriff’s Office runs a network of Flock AI license-plate cameras that photograph every passing car and log its plate, location, time, make, model, and color. (See how New Hanover ranks among NC counties.)
- 2It’s collected on everyone — whether or not you’re suspected of anything. No warrant, and no way to opt out.
- 3Cost: about $219,000 over two years (Contract #25-0364). No public vote — the Sheriff asked for it, the County signed it, the Commissioners fund it. (All the numbers →)
- 4The county’s network was searched nearly 3 million times in about 16 months — and the name of every searching agency and officer was redacted.
- 5Agencies far outside North Carolina — Houston, Dallas, Memphis and more — have run tens of thousands of searches on NC Flock data. (the records)
- 6The good news: the county can cancel the contract at any time, without cause. (how this ends)
No warrant
Your movement history can be pulled without a judge’s review.
No accountability
The county holds the records but won’t say who has searched your data.
Real harm
Camera misreads have led to wrongful arrests of North Carolina residents.
What you can do — today
Three steps, one minute
1
Sign the petition
Join the 4,217 neighbors already on the record.
2
Email your commissioners
One click loads a ready-to-edit message.
3
Show up
Speak at upcoming meetings across the Cape Fear — see the schedule.
You’re not alone
4,217
verified neighbors have signed
84% to the 5,000 goalas of October 21, 2026
Past 3,000. From about 1,200 in the spring to 4,217 today. 2,343 of them live in New Hanover County: the people the commissioners answer to.
Your move
You’re not a suspect. So stop being tracked like one.
It takes one minute. Add your name — then tell the officials who represent you to take the cameras down.