Surveillance company Flock Safety is trying to force the takedown of a public map showing the locations of roughly 300,000 of its devices across the United States.

The map was built by cybersecurity researcher Joshua Michael from a snapshot of Flock’s own records that he archived in December 2025. It lists more than 170,000 cameras and over 130,000 other devices, including acoustic sensors and equipment linking third-party cameras. Flock has publicly said it operates more than 120,000 cameras.

On Thursday, Michael received a trademark complaint from Doppel, an AI firm acting on Flock’s behalf. It demanded he stop using the “Flock Safety” name and remove the map, citing possible customer confusion. The site already carries a disclaimer saying it is not affiliated with Flock.

The complaint arrived less than a day after a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing titled “Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network.” Flock CEO Garrett Langley was invited but did not attend.

This is not Flock’s first attempt to silence mapmakers. In early 2025, its lawyers sent a cease-and-desist to the creator of the crowdsourced DeFlock map, which the Electronic Frontier Foundation publicly pushed back against.