Public records show Branchburg Township, NJ, has paid Flock Safety, the surveillance camera company, more than $28,000 this year, one of at least three payments since 2024. Residents have identified Flock cameras in multiple public parking lots, including five at White Oak Park alone, but there’s no record the Township Committee has ever discussed the program in public.
A review of all Township Committee meeting agendas and minutes from June of 2023 to date includes no agenda items to discuss the placement of Flock surveillance cameras in Branchburg’s public parks. The only mentions of Flock surveillance cameras are in bill lists in the consent agenda which is passed without comment.
We, the undersigned, call on the Branchburg Township Committee, together with Branchburg’s Police Department, to hold a public meeting and explain the reasoning behind the camera locations, including what data was used to determine placements. We also want the Township to disclose how many cameras exist and where, put its data-sharing policy in writing, and build in ongoing oversight: an independent resident review, a yearly public update, and a public vote to renew the program every year instead of letting it continue automatically. Any future surveillance technology should get that same kind of public vote.
See the release at https://bbdems.com/f/jay-tilak-calls-for-public-hearing-on-flock-surveillance-cameras.
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September 25, 2026
See the press release at https://bbdems.com/f/jay-tilak-calls-for-public-hearing-on-flock-surveillance-cameras.
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Why are we citizens being filmed without our approval and knowledge? Who are the videos being shared with? Why are our tax dollars paying for cameras that invade our privacy and in today's political environment threaten our rights as American citizens?
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Flock cameras can hold data up to three years, and it can be shared with police departments around the country. Studies show they report incorrect data up to one third of the time.
NO to Flock cameras. It is an invasion of privacy.
This appears to be a very useful tool. It helps deter crime and proactively protects individuals from harm. I’d much rather have my children play in a park where cameras deter pedophiles from lurking. These are not being placed in people’s living rooms, they are in the public domain where anyone can see. Don’t let the pro-criminal element fool you into thinking this is anything but protecting the inncocent.
It should not take a OPRA request to have transparency.
public parks where children play shouldn't ever be under constant surveillance
Town security measures outside of the scope of police work should always be reviewed with a comment period from citizens. To implement measures any other way is to create a sense of fear and surveillance.
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Public records show Branchburg Township, NJ, has paid Flock Safety, the surveillance camera company, more than $28,000 this year, one of at least three payments since 2024. Residents have identified Flock cameras in multiple public parking lots, including five at White Oak Park alone, but there’s no record the Township Committee has ever discussed the program in public.
A review of all Township Committee meeting agendas and minutes from June of 2023 to date includes no agenda items to discuss the placement of Flock surveillance cameras in Branchburg’s public parks. The only mentions of Flock surveillance cameras are in bill lists in the consent agenda which is passed without comment.
We, the undersigned, call on the Branchburg Township Committee, together with Branchburg’s Police Department, to hold a public meeting and explain the reasoning behind the camera locations, including what data was used to determine placements. We also want the Township to disclose how many cameras exist and where, put its data-sharing policy in writing, and build in ongoing oversight: an independent resident review, a yearly public update, and a public vote to renew the program every year instead of letting it continue automatically. Any future surveillance technology should get that same kind of public vote.
See the release at https://bbdems.com/f/jay-tilak-calls-for-public-hearing-on-flock-surveillance-cameras.
Updates
Read the Press release
September 25, 2026
See the press release at https://bbdems.com/f/jay-tilak-calls-for-public-hearing-on-flock-surveillance-cameras.
16 Comments
Flock trains police departments to lie and misrepresent Flock products to council and public. Truth is, Flock ALPR'S are not license plate readers. They flag people, dogs, bicycles and any description of a person customized as a "hotlist hit". Like "man in hoodie shirt" for example. They can flag that. So NOT a ALPR thats a lie. All the company Flock does is defraud the public all over.
Why are we citizens being filmed without our approval and knowledge? Who are the videos being shared with? Why are our tax dollars paying for cameras that invade our privacy and in today's political environment threaten our rights as American citizens?
· petition starter
Flock cameras can hold data up to three years, and it can be shared with police departments around the country. Studies show they report incorrect data up to one third of the time.
NO to Flock cameras. It is an invasion of privacy.
This appears to be a very useful tool. It helps deter crime and proactively protects individuals from harm. I’d much rather have my children play in a park where cameras deter pedophiles from lurking. These are not being placed in people’s living rooms, they are in the public domain where anyone can see. Don’t let the pro-criminal element fool you into thinking this is anything but protecting the inncocent.
It should not take a OPRA request to have transparency.
public parks where children play shouldn't ever be under constant surveillance
Town security measures outside of the scope of police work should always be reviewed with a comment period from citizens. To implement measures any other way is to create a sense of fear and surveillance.
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Flock trains police departments to lie and misrepresent Flock products to council and public. Truth is, Flock ALPR'S are not license plate readers. They flag people, dogs, bicycles and any description of a person customized as a "hotlist hit". Like "man in hoodie shirt" for example. They can flag that. So NOT a ALPR thats a lie. All the company Flock does is defraud the public all over.