A petition opposing the use of license-plate-tracking Flock Safety camera technology in the Boerne area has gathered nearly 700 signatures in less than one week.
The appeal calls on the Kendall County Commissioners Court to terminate its contract with the company, remove its cameras and delete all data it has collected. Kendall County, along with nearby cities such as Fair Oaks Ranch and Bandera, also adopted the camera systems last year.
A Reddit post, first made by user u/pasher on July 23, 2026, shared a link to a Deflock Boerne website, urging the community to take action by contacting public leaders’ offices, requesting public records and sharing the names and other information about which local officials are “opting Boerne residents into mass surveillance.”
The user then posted a link to a Change.org petition on Saturday, July 25. It initially gained more than 100 signatures within 24 hours. As of Monday, August 3, the petition has 881 signatures. DeFlock Boerne has also published a petition with 315 signatures. “These Cameras Are Monitoring You Today,” organizers wrote online.
The anti-Flock group also uses a map listing the alleged locations of Flock cameras within county limits, though MySA has not independently verified its accuracy. “Mass surveillance doesn’t end by asking nicely. It ends when elected officials feel the pressure,” the DeFlock Boerne website states.
Kendall County maintains that Flock Safety cameras are placed in strategic, publicly visible locations, such as major roadways and neighborhood entry and exit points. Officials say the cameras capture images of passing vehicles, not individuals. According to the county, Flock Safety is used as a “proactive tool” to increase public safety and support criminal investigations. Although the technology has increasingly come under scrutiny, officials say they are committed to protecting residents’ privacy.
County Commissioner Chad Carpenter told MySA that he initially supported Flock’s contract in October 2025, but this past April he voted against continuing the program and against applying for a grant to bring additional cameras into the community.
“I met with different folks that asked me why I voted for them,” Carpenter said. “After looking into Flock and seeing that they’re in lawsuits with lots of different communities over breach of information, I couldn’t support it anymore.”
However, he acknowledged that the technology’s controversy puts local leaders in a tough position — weighing public safety and privacy concerns.
“If you had a drunk driver and they were trying to identify that person… I know that, if you could trust the person gathering the data, it’s a great thing — if you could, if you could trust them,” Carpenter told MySA. “The problem is, none of our stuff is secure. Even our cellphones trace us everywhere we go. When you sacrifice your privacy, it slowly erodes away some of your freedom.”
Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk has not yet responded to a request for comment.