Surveillance company Flock drew up plans to partner with dashcam company Nexar and use Uber and Lyft drivers to passively collect license plate data, reports Joseph Cox for 404 Media. Flock told 404 Media it never executed the partnership, but a presentation to the Georgia Office of the Attorney General last August shows the ambitious plan to conscript rideshare and delivery drivers for its network. It is unclear whether Uber, Lyft, or their drivers were aware of the proposed data collection.\n\nThe presentation stated: “Hundreds of Commercial Business and HOA [home owners associations] in GA [Georgia] are part of the network.

Plus Nexar partnership which includes 350k Uber/Lyft and other delivery service devices.” Flock is the same company that previously partnered with Ring and helped ICE tap into Lowe’s and Home Depot security footage.\n\nThe revelation underscores Flock’s continued expansion of its license plate reader network through third-party cameras, aiming to turn any internet-connected camera into a surveillance tool. While the Nexar partnership was not implemented, the intent signals the company’s aggressive data collection strategy.