Protecting privacy in Colorado.
Eyes Off Colorado is a nonpartisan organization working to create transparency standards and limits on how police collect, retain, and share surveillance data in Colorado.
Surveillance Report Cards
We score colorado cities on their use of surveillance technology to highlight how they can improve their practices.
The Issue
Over the past 5 years, powerful new technologies have been quietly added to ALPR systems.
AI training on your data
License-plate data collected for public safety is being used to train A.I. models. These models will soon be used to "predict" crime with little to no oversight or transparency.
Learn about AI Training →No transparency on camera locations.
Flock cameras are being installed in small neighborhoods, near schools, and other areas that extend beyond public thoroughfares. Police usually do not disclose the locations of their cameras because they are aggressively adding more every year.
See how your city scores →No Probable Cause Required
Before Flock, ALPRs would simply check passing license plates against a stolen vehicle or crime databases. Now, cameras are so numerous and networked that they can create a real-time map of your movements throughout the day. All of this information is available without a warrant or probable cause.
Read about legal challenges →Your city does NOT own the data
The business model of Flock and similar companies to lease the use of the data the cameras collect to municipalities. What Flock does with your data behind closed doors is outside of any oversight of your local government.
Learn how your data is used →
Get Involved
Coloradans across the state can help keep ALPR technology within constitutional limits.
Join a 2026 protest.
In 2026 we will be organizing events to raise awareness about ALPR overreach.
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Volunteer to help
We need help keeping data accurate and also are looking for writers to help make informational content.
Volunteer →Frequently Asked Questions
Flock Cameras are typically mounted on poles, traffic lights, or buildings in strategic locations throughout communities. They use optical character recognition (OCR) technology to read license plates from vehicles passing by. Here are some examples of what ALPR cameras look like:
The problem is not with ALPRs or with a specific vendor like Flock. The problem is that new features and systems have been aggressively added to ALPRs without public oversight. The new capabilities and the overall prevalence of these cameras is what is posing a dangerous threat to our liberties and constitutional rights.
There are hundreds of thousands of these cameras across the country. The biggest vendor Flock Safety has taken aggressive approaches to introducing them into small towns and cities.
Almost every claim made on the ethics page of Flock Safety is a boldface lie. There are multiple examples of Flocks CEO telling outright lies to the public. Very little of what is reported on this page holds any truth. See more.