Flock Cameras in Wisconsin: A Review for Wausau
The facts on this site come from a 41-page review that Felix Gallo, a Wausau resident, prepared for the Common Council. The first two pages are a summary. After that it goes through the contract, the research, the Wisconsin departures, the law, and how to exit, and it includes a draft resolution. It has 290 footnotes.
Selected sources
- The Watch Ledger: Flock Cameras in Wisconsin, Wausau Pilot & Review
- Flock sells more than cameras. The company also sells the story., Wausau Pilot & Review, October 10, 2026
- Would Wausau pay for Flock cameras the council defunds? Chief says maybe. Contract says no., Wausau Pilot & Review, October 8, 2026
- Wausau’s police chief stands by Flock as the company rewrites its contract terms, Wausau Pilot & Review, October 1, 2026
- Diny’s budget plan keeps Flock cameras funded as an alder pushes to cut the $50,000 payment, Wausau Pilot & Review, September 30, 2026
- Is Flock selling your data? What the contracts say, Wausau Pilot & Review, September 24, 2026
- Will Wausau and Marathon County drop Flock?, Wausau Pilot & Review, September 7, 2026
- Wisconsin agencies pull Flock cameras as Wausau, Marathon County contracts face scrutiny, Wausau Pilot & Review, September 4, 2026
- Wausau police defend Flock camera program, Wausau Pilot & Review, June 10, 2026
- Wausau Police Captain Discusses FLOCK Camera Uses, Policies, WSAU, June 15, 2026
- More than a dozen Wisconsin cities disable Flock cameras, cancel contracts, Wisconsin Public Radio, September 9, 2026
- Second member of the Milwaukee Police Department charged with misuse of license plate reader system, Wisconsin Public Radio, July 9, 2026
- License Plate Recognition Technology (as a Crime Deterrent), National Institute of Justice CrimeSolutions
- Dozens of innocent motorists pulled over, detained at gunpoint, or jailed, Institute for Justice, July 1, 2026
- Rep. Callahan calls for ban on use of license plate reader cameras, WSAW, September 15, 2026
- New WILL lawsuit targets warrantless, no limits government surveillance, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, September 10, 2026
- Reducing Crime Through Environmental Design: street lighting in New York City, NBER Working Paper 25798
Reports sent to the council on October 13
Felix sent these five reports to every alder, the mayor, the city attorney’s office, and the city clerk, and asked that they go into the packets for the Finance Committee, the Public Health and Safety Committee, and the Common Council meetings on the budget. The 41-page review is in the packet for the October 19 Public Health and Safety Committee meeting, starting on page 14. Each one cites its sources, and the anonymization report labels every claim as confirmed, reported, Flock’s position, or inference.
- Flock cameras, alder by alderEach district’s cameras on a close-up map, with the number of homes within 300 and 600 feet. 15 of the 20 cameras have a house within 300 feet. 9 pages.
- Flock in Wisconsin: who left, who is switching, who is stayingA statewide map and list as of October 12. 40 agencies have ended or are ending Flock, 15 more have switched their cameras off, and 24, including Wausau, still use it despite opposition. 11 pages.
- Flock’s contracts are bad now and get worse over timeWhat Wausau’s 2023 contract lets Flock do with the data, and how the terms Flock offers today compare. 1 page.
- Flock’s “anonymization” process is likely ineffectiveWhat Flock says about the data it keeps after the 30 days are up, what it doesn’t say, and what research shows about removing plates from location records. 14 pages.
- Flock cameras and the 2027 budget: a response to the November 2 discussionSent to the Marathon County Board on November 3. Twelve statements from the county’s budget hearing beside the public record, who can search the county’s data, audits, misuse cases, the contract dates, and seven requests. 10 pages.
- Questions for the city attorney on the Flock contract22 questions alders can ask in writing before the November budget vote, with the contract pages they refer to. 1 page.
These reports are a reading of the contract and the public record, not legal advice. The contract quoted is the unsigned copy in the Common Council packet of October 24, 2023, so the city attorney should confirm the signed version.