Gluba says Flock and other license plate cameras violate the Fourth Amendment and should be removed
Nicholas GlubaLibertarian Party of Iowa candidate for governor, in an emailed statement
In an emailed statement, Gluba said Flock, Axon and other license plate reader cameras violate community privacy and the Fourth Amendment and should be removed by law immediately. The statement says police and private citizens have abused the systems and cites reports of people using them to track former partners and children.
“They are a complete violation of community privacy and safety, they are in direct violation of the fourth amendment to the US constitution and should by law be removed immediately. They have been abused throughout the country by various LEOs and citizens alike as they have little to no security in their software. Every other day we see a new article about someone using a LPR camera system to spy on and track an ex girlfriend or boyfriend, or we see that someone has again used them to track children. They must be removed!”
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The public comment and stance for Nicholas Gluba on FLOCK cameras, or AXON, any of the LPRs is, "They are a complete violation of community privacy and safety, they are in direct violation of the fourth amendment to the US constitution and should by law be removed immediately. They have been abused throughout the country by various LEOs and citizens alike as they have little to no security in their software. Every other day we see a new article about someone using a LPR camera system to spy on and track an ex girlfriend or boyfriend, or we see that someone has again used them to track children. They must be removed!"
Where this statement fits
Should Flock-style license-plate surveillance networks exist?
Networked automated license-plate readers record passing vehicles and let agencies search or share travel records across locations. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to prohibit these networks, keep them with legal limits, or defend their use for investigations. This tracker records attributable positions on that choice, including proposals that would affect only public funding or data access.
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Emailed statement
Emailed statement from Nicholas Gluba to Dispute Index on Flock license-plate cameras
The public comment and stance for Nicholas Gluba on FLOCK cameras, or AXON, any of the LPRs is, "They are a complete violation of community privacy and safety, they are in direct violation of the fourth amendment to the US constitution and should by law be removed immediately. They have been abused throughout the country by various LEOs and citizens alike as they have little to no security in their software. Every other day we see a new article about someone using a LPR camera system to spy on and track an ex girlfriend or boyfriend, or we see that someone has again used them to track children. They must be removed!"
About this source
Nicholas Gluba sent this statement in reply to a Dispute Index request for comment, from an address on lpia.org, the Libertarian Party of Iowa's domain. The Gluba for Iowa campaign's Facebook page lists the same address for contact. The link is to the Gluba for Iowa campaign website.
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Dispute Index asked the Gluba campaign whether Gluba supports, opposes or wants changes to Flock-style license plate camera networks in Iowa. The reply came by email on October 18, 2026.
After the quotation
The reply was signed Nicholas Gluba and sent from an address on the Libertarian Party of Iowa's domain.
How this statement is classified
The label describes this statement's response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to whether networked license-plate surveillance should exist, Gluba calls license plate cameras a violation of community privacy and the Fourth Amendment and says they should be removed by law immediately, so we labeled it Condemned. On the remedy ladder this is Ban or remove, the strongest step the statement names.
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The Dispute Index. "Gluba says Flock and other license plate cameras violate the Fourth Amendment and should be removed". First published: 2026-10-18. Last updated: 2026-10-18. https://disputeindex.com/events/6017-in-an-emailed-statement-gluba-said-flock-axon