# KC Residents Push to Cancel ALPR Camera Contracts Ahead of National Week of Action

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/kc-residents-push-to-cancel-alpr-camera-contracts-ahead-of-national-week-of-action/
- Published: 2026-08-08T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Flock Safety. Article by Nikshep Myle. Gadget Review – August 7, 2026. Drivers across the Kansas City metro pass them daily without a second glance. Automatic license plate readers — networked cameras that photograph every plate and log the time, date, and location — sit on poles throughout the region. Local reporting estimates approximately 1,500 or more in the metro, with Flock Safety reportedly operating the majority. A new group called EyesOffKC is organizing to shut them down, timed to the National Week of Action Against ALPRs running August 16 through 22. Their demand is blunt: cancel the contracts. […] Click here to view original web page at www.gadgetreview.com Related articles: Someone Wiped Out a Minnesota City’s Entire Flock Camera Network, Leaving the Cops With a $24,000 Bill – MotorBiscuit Flock Pitched a Plan To Turn Uber and Lyft Drivers Into Roaming Surveillance Vehicles – 404 Media Public Offers Implausible Number of Alibis for Man Accused of Destroying Flock Cameras – Futurism Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio