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Albany has 32 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 20, 2024 and Apr 4, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long and who can search it.
Flock cameras in Albany: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 94706 has the most (32). Mounted on, where known: 19 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: California Highway Patrol | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | May 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | May 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | May 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Dec 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 14, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east and northeast (as mapped) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 94706 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 4, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Albany
Most don't say who runs them.
- California Highway Patrol 1
What the Flock cameras in Albany keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include California Highway Patrol (1).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with. In California, a public agency may share only with other public agencies in the state.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. California requires one. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Albany
100 agencies can search reads from the Albany Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Albany Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 100
- Other organizations on its list
- 4
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 35
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 3
Its transparency portal, as of Sep 4, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Albany
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Albany were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 20, 2024 to April 4, 2026. 26 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 13 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Albany: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Albany?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Albany, CA, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Albany?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 94706 has the most (32).
Who runs the plate readers in Albany?
Most don't say who runs them, and California Highway Patrol is tagged on 1. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within California law.
Which agencies around Albany use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Albany Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Albany change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Albany, CA, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- California Civil Code §1798.90.51: the use and privacy policy rule for plate readers
- California Civil Code §1798.90.55: the rule on who a public agency may share reads with
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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