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People attend a city council meeting at Dunwoody City Hall to discuss Flock Cameras at Dunwoody, Georgia, U.S., April 14, 2026. Megan Varner/ACPC

‘Communities are watching’: Atlanta metro area residents increasingly concerned about Flock

From city halls to campus organizing and public records battles, Metro Atlanta residents are joining a growing national movement pushing back against Flock Safety cameras and mass surveillance.

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Atlanta City Hall Tower, viewed from below. Vanessa Manley
Senior APD official failed to disclose financial interest in police tech company, ethics probe finds

A senior APD official held an equity stake in a police technology company while using his official position to promote the company’s products to departments across the United States, investigators say.

A device with two cameras, part of the Atlanta surveillance camera network, stands on a pole against a cloudy sky backdrop with trees in the background.
Opinion — Mapping Atlanta’s camera network and surveillance strategy

Using APD data obtained via open records request, Taylor Shelton maps Atlanta's camera network and explores the city's surveillance strategy.

ACPC and Lucy Parsons Labs win open records lawsuit against Atlanta Police Foundation
Protesters on Jackson Street Bridge hold a "No Cop Nation Banner" with Atlanta's skyline visible in the background.
On Cop City’s opening day, protesters drop banners in vow to keep fighting it

While city officials celebrated the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center’s grand opening, local Stop Cop City protesters held a block party protest on Jackson Street Bridge, from which they dropped banners expressing resolve to keep opposing the facility.

A photo of the the Georgia State Capitol, where the 2025 Georgia legislative session passed anti-trans legislation items attacking gender affirming care.
SB 12 would restrict ability to request public records from private contractors
A surveillance camera attached to a light pole in downtown Georgia, part of the Atlanta Police Foundation's surveillance plan.
Opinion — Police surveillance tech and Cop Cities are the State’s complementary counterinsurgency strategy
Atlanta Police Foundation pushed ‘unprecedented’ surveillance plan
APD officer wearing an Axon body camera (Lev Omelchenko)
Conflict of interest? Atlanta PD official endorses Axon after recusal
Opinion: Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is Ground Zero for Militarized Policing The image is of a building that says "Georgia State University' at the top.
Cop City’s ‘Ivory Tower’: Georgia State University is Ground Zero for Militarized Policing