Mike Vick
Role at the time: American Solidarity Party write-in candidate for governor of Illinois, on his campaign's priorities page
Statement summary
Mike Vick's campaign for Illinois governor says on its priorities page that it opposes an automated surveillance state, that Flock cameras and similar devices pose serious privacy and data use concerns, and that it rejects the notion that they are needed to protect citizens. The campaign told Dispute Index that Vick has opposed Flock cameras since learning of them.
“We oppose the outsourcing of human-centered justice to a mass, automated surveillance state. Flock cameras and other such devices pose serious and legitimate privacy and data use concerns, and we reject the notion that they are needed to protect citizens. We must instead be protected from encroachment on our civil liberties.”
Priorities page of Mike Vick's campaign for Illinois governor, undated and checked October 1, 2026. The campaign told Dispute Index by email on October 1, 2026 that it had recently added this item to the page.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
The reference point is whether networked license-plate reader systems such as Flock should exist and be used. The campaign opposes the automated surveillance state and rejects the notion that Flock cameras are needed to protect citizens at all, which rejects the systems outright, so we labeled it Condemned with the Ban or remove step.