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A hot potato: It's fair to say that Flock is one of the most hated companies in the US right now. So, what better way to improve its public image than to ignore a city's instructions and reinstall two cameras when explicitly told not to – and it's not the first time this has happened.

The surveillance giant's latest PR disaster took place in Dayton, Minnesota, reports The Drive . The city's local government posted on Facebook that the Police Department was made aware of a maintenance work order produced by Flock on September 17, 2026.

The city notified Flock a day later, informing it that the program was on hold and no work orders were to be completed.…