You're Being Tracked
Thousands of mass surveillance cameras have been installed in our cities without our informed consent. We are a team of citizens from across the political spectrum working to halt this threat to our privacy and civil liberties. Our mission is to have an Arizona free of mass surveillance, and to Live Free AZ.
Cottonwood City Council approves massive warrantless surveillance in under 4 minutes!
Attend the next Cottonwood City Council Meeting this Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 6:00 p.m. City Council Chambers, 1083 E. River Front Road. Fill out a yellow “Request to Speak” card and hand it to the city clerk, who will give it to the mayor. When you are called to speak during "Call to the Public" request to place the Flock contract on the agenda at the next Council meeting.Sample Agenda Item Request
Good evening, Mayor and Council Members.
I respectfully ask that the Council place the Flock Safety contract on the next City Council agenda for public discussion.
Before considering any technology to collect massive amounts of information on law-abiding residents, the community deserves an opportunity to understand how it works, what data would be collected, who would have access to it, how long it would be retained, and what safeguards would be in place to prevent misuse.
An open discussion ensures that important decisions are made transparently. As we have seen with the previous approval of the Flock contract, Cottonwood residents were not alerted to such a massive policy issue when it was adopted and would like the opportunity now to discuss it with the Council.
Therefore, I request that you give the community that opportunity by scheduling this topic for the next City Council meeting.
CITIES IN ARIZONA THAT HAVE TAKEN DOWN THE CAMERAS: SEDONA, FLAGSTAFF, SOUTH TUCSON, DOUGLAS, SIERRA VISTA
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THREE SIMPLE STEPS TO TAKE DOWN MASS SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN YOUR CITYA. File a public records request at your city's website. Check your local jurisdiction's website as there may be public records "portals" through which the request must be made. The city clerk should also be copied. Here is an example filed with the Cottonwood Police Department by a member of our team, Mik Jordahl, a retired attorney:"Dear Chief Freudenthal,Pursuant to Arizona’s public records law A.R.S. 39-121 et seq. I am requesting copies of the following in possession of, or available to, the Cottonwood Police Department:1. Any contracts currently in effect between Flock Safety or any of its derivatives and the City of Cottonwood and/or the Cottonwood Police Department regarding Flock Safety's automated license plate readers and drones used in the City of Cottonwood.
2. Any City of Cottonwood and/or Cottonwood Police Dept. current or draft policies or guidelines governing the training for, use, and auditing of Flock Safety surveillance cameras and data used by the City of Cottonwood or its police.
3. Any Cottonwood Police Department and/or City of Cottonwood policies, procedures, regulations and agreements, relative to Flock data sharing and retention. This includes agreements (or written correspondence including emails) involving the sharing or limitation of Flock Safety data with other outside agencies or entities (private or public), and limitations on the time period for retaining Flock data.
4. Data on numbers of queries requested or run, by what agency, and reasons listed for the queries using Cottonwood Flock Safety data since its implementation in Cottonwood to the present. This should include any federal, state or local law enforcement agency, or any private entities requests.As I'm sure you know the issue of surveillance cameras operated by municipalities is a matter of great public concern. As this request is for the general public good and their education, I am asking you waive any fees for this search and its associated costs. If you are still required to charge me for the request I will authorize, in advance a cost to me of up to $50. If the cost to me will exceed that amount please check with me first.Sincerely, Mikkel Jordahl"B. Schedule an agenda item with your city council to discuss the mass surveillance cameras. The protocol to do this varies, so check with your city council.C. Mobilize the community! Set up tables at local events (farmer's markets, rallies, etc.) and have people sign postcards demanding the removal of all the cameras. Hand deliver the postcards to city hall. Encourage residents to call their city council and mayor. When the city council is hearing discussion about the cameras, flood the meeting with residents. Your city council needs to see an overwhelming protest from the community and hear residents speaking up against the mass surveillance cameras!
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