# FLOCK OUT OF LOWES TOOLKIT ## What is Flock and how is it a threat? Flock Safety is the shady surveillance company responsible for blanketing US cities and towns in dystopian automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that collect massive amounts of data on everyday people’s movements. Lowe’s and Home Depot should be concerned about aligning themselves publicly with [Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)](https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/22/border-patrol-ice-tapped-into-washington-police-su/) and law enforcement who are tapping Flock cameras during immigration raids and to investigate people who travel for [abortion care](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flock-safety-and-texas-sheriff-claimed-license-plate-search-was-missing-person-it). -→ [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) --- ## What does Flock have to do with Lowe’s? 1. Lowe’s is one of Flock Safety’s biggest commercial customers. That makes anyone passing through a Lowe’s parking lot vulnerable to targeting by ICE, especially Black and Brown people, and immigrants. 2. Documents from [public records act requests](https://www.404media.co/home-depot-and-lowes-share-data-from-hundreds-of-ai-cameras-with-cops/) reveal that not only does Lowe’s operate Flock cameras, they voluntarily share their camera data with local law enforcement—and thanks to [recent reporting](https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/), everyone knows ICE has gotten access to Flock data before. This creates a public-private surveillance panopticon that endangers all of us. **Lowe’s is already worried about how this partnership is making the company look bad – so with enough pressure we can get Lowe’s to drop Flock! -→** [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) --- ## What can I do ? 🗣️**Use your voice:** take to social media to bring attention to Flock’s partnership with Lowe’s and highlight ways that immigrants, abuse survivors journalists, abortion seekers, and others are at risk with this invasive tech. Demand Lowe’s stop helping ICE track you and your neighbors and get rid of their ALPR cameras now! Direct your follower’s and community members to our action page: [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) 📲 **Call Lowe’s:** Demand they shut off their ALPR cameras now and dissolve their contracts with Flock. ☎️ [1-877-465-6937](tel:18774656937) (Sample call script is below and on the action page here **→** [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) ### Other Suggestions: * 🎥 Make a video or a post talking about why you think people should take action. Use your own voice. (If you don’t usually speak directly to the camera, no big deal. You’ve got your own style!) * 💬 Relating your own audience and experience to the threat of Flock ALPR surveillance is the easiest and best way to go about this. You don’t need to know all of the legalese, your audience cares for the reasons *you* do. * 📤 Circulate this toolkit to other creators and organizations you know. Mutuals, discord servers, all are great avenues to get more people on board. * 📢 Put [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes **](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes)in your link in bio and direct your audience to sign the petition. This link has an overview of why Flock is a danger to our communities if you need ideas for posts. * 💬 Continue to share about the ways Flock is a threat to people resisting fascism, immigrants, abortion seekers, and other vulnerable groups with experiences you know your audience resonates with. --- ## Resources + Talking Points * As an (online creator/Lowe’s customer/parent/business owner/etc) the reality of the dangers surveillance tech companies like Flock pose to my community/people I care about, is a very present concern. * Lowe’s and Home Depot have thousands of locations across the country. Successfully pushing even one of them to drop their contract with Flock will help substantially reduce the number of surveillance cameras we are exposed to. * If you want to fight fascist tech, taking action right now against Flock and their partnerships is imperative. This kind of surveillance tech is continuing to spread rapidly and could affect our freedom of movement, ability to speak out and legally observe ICE activities, and ability to access healthcare safely and without political retribution. Many vulnerable populations are under attack right now- we need to do our part to make it more difficult for fascists to surveil them or block them from life-saving resources. Please take action now at [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) * 🌐 [Flock Out Hub Page](https://fftf.link/FlockOut) * [📄 ](https://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/)[Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops](https://www.404media.co/home-depot-and-lowes-share-data-from-hundreds-of-ai-cameras-with-cops/) * 📊 [Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash](https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled) * 📄 [CBP Had Access to More than 80,000 Flock AI Cameras Nationwide](https://www.404media.co/cbp-had-access-to-more-than-80-000-flock-ai-cameras-nationwide/) * 🪪 [Texas police accused of using surveillance data to hunt woman over abortion](https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled) * 📉 [Cities Are Fighting Back Against The Law-Breaking Flock License Plate Cameras](https://www.slashgear.com/1990582/illinois-city-orders-law-breaking-flock-license-plate-cameras-removed/) --- ## Sample Call Script Hello my name is {insert} and I’m calling because I am concerned about Lowe’s partnership with the surveillance company called Flock for its cameras. Flock databases have been exposed for assisting in ICE immigration raids and to criminalize abortion. I learned that Lowe’s is one of Flock’s biggest customers, which puts all its customers at risk simply by shopping or driving through a Lowe’s parking lot. I would like you to please flag this to corporate and consider its vulnerable shoppers who already experience surveillance and racial profiling. Thank you for your time. ## Sample Posts for Social Media [[Download Graphics Here](https://fftf.cloud/s/Stjrp5TwxpMnowS)] ***Post sample 1 (Threads/Bluesky):*** * **Part 1:** ⚠️ Did you know that @lowes-official.bsky.social (Bsky) @loweshomeimprovement (Threads) is one of Flock Safety’s biggest commercial customers? That makes anyone passing through a Lowe’s parking lot vulnerable to targeting by ICE, especially Black and brown people. * Part 2: * **Part 3:** Lowe’s & Home Depot are feeling the heat. With enough pressure we can get Lowe’s to drop Flock! [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) ***Post sample 1 (Threads/Bluesky):*** * **Part 1:** ⚠️ Many of our vulnerable neighbors that work in construction and gardening professions often frequent Home Depot and @lowes-official.bsky.social (Bsky) @loweshomeimprovement (Threads) for supplies, where these companies are setting them up for attacks from ICE * **Part 2:** Hardware stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s profit daily off of undocumented immigrant day laborers, so it’s unacceptable for them to compromise their safety to hostile organizations that want to cause them harm. * Part 3 @lowes-official.bsky.social (Bsky) @loweshomeimprovement (Threads) should be protecting its customers- not handing their data over to fascists with ICE & law enforcement. Tell them sever their relationship with Flock and end warrant-less surveillance now: [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes) ***Post sample IG/TikTok: (Add this to your link in bio:*** [**fftf.link/deflock-lowes**](https://fftf.link/deflock-lowes)**)** * **Sample 1**: Immigrants, protesters, journalists, abortion seekers & people looking out for their neighbors' are under attack by federal agents & Flock’s dystopian license plate readers are supplying the data needed to identify, track, and target people --and @loweshomeimprovement (IG) @Lowes (TT) is fully signing off! But there’s a way to fight back- link in bio to get started with steps to build your local campaign! * **Sample 2:** Did you know that @loweshomeimprovement (IG) @Lowes (TT) is one of Flock Safety’s biggest commercial customers? That makes anyone passing through a Lowe’s parking lot vulnerable to targeting by ICE, especially Black and brown people. But Lowe’s is already worried about how this partnership is making the company look bad – let’s lean into that. Use the link in my bio to pressure Lowe’s to drop Flock! ***Hashtags:*** #NoALPRS #EndALPRs #BanALPRs #FlockOut #FlockisICE #ALPRs #FlockNo ***Reposts:*** * IG / TikTok → [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/p/DVwql0ZjSCx/?hl=en&img_index=1) | [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkYmT5Yh/) * Bluesky → [Bsky post 1](https://bsky.app/profile/fightforthefuture.org/post/3mhtlwat7bc2r), [Bsky post 2](https://bsky.app/profile/fightforthefuture.org/post/3mgsti22t2c2v) * Threads → [Threads post](https://www.threads.com/@fightfortheftr/post/DVwqmv3DSJd?xmt=AQF0JXGDrxyhcyXl2yVyab6_ypZQ9MBOapciyDR5X667TVEBHryz-NFDDoypIvpmwGwvXPCZ&slof=1)