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Public disputes over automated license-plate readers, searchable vehicle-location records, and the use or prohibition of networked camera systems.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
3 statements on this page. Dates: September 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026
3 matching statements. Dates: September 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026
3 published statements. Dates: September 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 30, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 30, 2026
Role at the time: 2026 independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island
Statement summary
Block said he hates Flock cameras, wishes they were not in use and warned that the databases can be hacked.
“These databases can be hacked. I hate Flock cameras, I wish that we didn’t have them.”
Ocean State Media's live blog of the September 30 gubernatorial forum at Roger Williams University School of Law. Moderator Ian Donnis asked the candidates about safeguards for automated license plate readers. The blog says responses were edited for length and clarity.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Block condemns the cameras. He names no remedy in this answer, so the tracker records it as criticism without a remedy.
2 published statements. Dates: September 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 18, 2026 to October 16, 2026
Role at the time: 2026 independent candidate for governor of Rhode Island
Statement summary
Ocean State Media quoted Block saying Rhode Island should regulate Flock cameras heavily, as other states have, while repeating that he hates the cameras and wishes the state did not have them.
“We should regulate them pretty heavily, and other states have”
Ocean State Media report on Rhode Island's debate over Flock license plate cameras. It quotes Helena Foulkes's answer at Ocean State Media's Sept. 30 gubernatorial forum and Ken Block's remarks on the cameras, including his call to regulate them heavily.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Relative to whether networked license-plate surveillance should exist, Block dislikes the cameras but calls for regulating them heavily rather than removing them, so we labeled it Mixed or conditional. On the remedy ladder this is Guardrails, keep using. It changes the position in his September 30 answer, which named no remedy.
Role at the time: 2026 candidate for governor of Rhode Island
Statement summary
Block said he opposed ongoing Flock use in Rhode Island and called for strong state regulation if the cameras remain.
“If we're going to have them, they should be strongly regulated by our state”
Ian Donnis asked Block whether he supported ongoing use of Flock license plate readers.
Relative to networked ALPR surveillance, Block combines opposition with a conditional regulatory alternative. The tracker places alternatives on the milder remedy he supports.
