Flock Safety runs a press-blocked, taxpayer-subsidized law enforcement conference where attendees must sign away image rights to Flock’s marketing operation permanently.
Key Takeaways
Flock Forward (Aug 18-20, Atlanta) bars press and public; only “invited commercial partners” join 650+ chiefs and city leaders.
Mandatory registration checkbox transfers attendee likeness, recorded statements, and professional affiliation to Flock Group Inc., with no opt-out and no compensation.
Flock is valued at $8.4B, runs contracts with 5,000 agencies, and tracks vehicle movements tens of billions of times monthly – all on public funds.
The $350 fee is subsidized; Flock’s return is marketing content and relationship capture, not ticket revenue.
A documented revolving door (Elk Grove PD, San Diego, DC Metro) and offers to ghostwrite pro-LPR op-eds show the conference fits a broader influence pattern.
