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One sleepy Virginia town. Nearly 7 million hits on its surveillance network.

September 16, 2025 Kunle Falayi

A Flock camera on South Main Street in Bridgwater, Virginia, captures the comings and goings of traffic. The town has five strategically placed Flock cameras. They capture images of nearly 60,000 vehicles every month. Photo by Christopher Tyree // VCIJ

Thousands of Flock Safety surveillance cameras captured Virginia travelers in a small Shenandoah Valley town with an unblinking eye. Their data was shared and searched around the country millions of times.

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In Federal Government, Criminal Justice Tags Flock cameras, surveillance, Police, ICE, rural

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