TechCrunch Industry News Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras; plus, OpenAI calls in the consultants for its enterprise push
Feb 23, 2026
Widespread vandalism of license-plate cameras sparks debates about privacy, police data sharing, and ties to federal immigration enforcement. Local councils and protesters clash over surveillance tech. Major consultancies are teaming up with OpenAI to roll out a no-code Frontier platform and push AI transformation inside enterprises.
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Public Vandalism Targets Flock Cameras
- Residents across multiple U.S. cities have been physically destroying Flock license plate reader cameras in protest.
- Examples include cut-down poles and spray-painted devices in La Mesa, CA, plus vandalism in Connecticut, Illinois, and Virginia, with a hostile note left at one pole.
Flock Network Enables Location Tracing
- Flock's nationwide network of nearly 80,000 license plate readers enables tracking of where people go and when.
- Though Flock says it doesn't share data directly with ICE, local police access and database sharing have enabled federal use tied to immigration enforcement.
OpenAI Joins Consulting Giants For Enterprise Push
- OpenAI formed the Frontier Alliance with four consulting firms to accelerate enterprise adoption of its tools.
- The alliance pairs OpenAI's Frontier platform with BCG, McKinsey, Accenture, and Capgemini for implementation, strategy, and scaling at customers.