Across Wisconsin, something important is happening. Communities are starting to push back against Flock, a rapidly expanding surveillance system that tracks the movement of vehicles through automatic license plate readers. These cameras scan passing cars, log where they were seen, and store that data in a searchable system. Think of it as facial recognition, but for your vehicle and your daily movements. In Wisconsin more than 221 law enforcement agencies, along with some private companies and homeowners associations, use this surveillance system to monitor their communities, often without people knowing. That information does not just stay local. It can be shared across jurisdictions and accessed by outside agencies, including federal law enforcement like ICE and DHS. In some cases, similar data has been used in investigations tied to abortion laws in other states. For years, this system of massive invasion of privacy, expanded with little public awareness or oversight. But that is beginning to change. Communities are finally saying enough is enough and are fighting back. Here are some of the recent wins in Wisconsin against the expansion of this surveillance. Dane County supervisors overwhelmingly voted 31 to 1 to cut funding for Flock cameras in one of the largest counties in the state. This effort was driven in part by local residents like Gehrig Abbattista, who testified at the hearing. He warned that even if the footage is only used in specific cases, its existence creates opportunities for misuse by bad actors. He also pointed out how easily this kind of system could be used to target individuals and vulnerable communities. Another resident, Aedan Gardill, raised concerns about data sharing. While Dane County has said it does not directly share Flock data with ICE, Gardill noted that the county shares data with other jurisdictions that do. Dane County had