Photo: Fighting Flock From a Lawn Chair
Flock Photo: Fighting Flock From a Lawn Chair "I'm not a lawbreaker," the Florida man known as the "flock blocker" told local media. Petersburg, Florida, resident Carl Gunn spends his weekends in a lawn chair by the side of the road, where he raises a sign on a pole to block a Flock camera. Flock operates 120,000 license plate readers nationwide and scans license plates 20 billion times per month, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
- ▪Flock Photo: Fighting Flock From a Lawn Chair "I'm not a lawbreaker," the Florida man known as the "flock blocker" told local media.
- ▪Petersburg, Florida, resident Carl Gunn spends his weekends in a lawn chair by the side of the road, where he raises a sign on a pole to block a Flock camera.
- ▪Flock operates 120,000 license plate readers nationwide and scans license plates 20 billion times per month, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Flock Photo: Fighting Flock From a Lawn Chair "I'm not a lawbreaker," the Florida man known as the "flock blocker" told local media. Fiona Harrigan | From the November 2026 issue Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/09/topicsphoto-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="A man sitting in a lawn chair hoists a small placard to obscure a surveillance camera" alt="A man sitting in a lawn chair hoists a small placard to obscure a surveillance camera | Photo: Valerie Smith/Creative Loafing Tampa Bay" /> (Photo: Valerie Smith/Creative Loafing Tampa Bay) St.
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