Inside Virginia’s city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock surveillance protests

By: WHRO

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 1, 2026

Words: 1,933

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Kunle Falayi/Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO

A Williamsburg resident in March asked the police department at the College of William & Mary how data collected by the school’s Flock Safety surveillance system is shared.

Police Chief Don Butler asked Flock for the answer, according to records obtained by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO. “I’m trying to be transparent with some folks who would rather we didn’t have Flock …

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