Lowe's is facing a public backlash and customer boycotts over its use of Flock Safety's license plate reader technology, with influencers actively campaigning for the company to drop the surveillance system.
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[comment u/ChildrenMcnuggets] I just stopped shopping at either a year ago bc of this. Going local or somewhere that doesn’t promote mass surveillance is always the move.
“Was surprised to see my local HD got rid of those trailer sized camera/blue light things they had in the parking lot. They were there for years and I assumed were going to be permanent fixtures, but then the other day I noticed they were gone.”
u/mkt853245 points · Sep 14, 2026View
“I just stopped shopping at either a year ago bc of this. Going local or somewhere that doesn’t promote mass surveillance is always the move.”
u/ChildrenMcnuggets110 points · Sep 14, 2026View
“I don't shop at either specifically because they contract Flock”
u/RadRetriever6997 points · Sep 14, 2026View
“They will drop Flock and sign with another Flock type company”
u/ChampionshipBulky6639 points · Sep 14, 2026View
“Wait what? Why are they using flock”
u/Zoidberg0_025 points · Sep 14, 2026View
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