With the company silent on a cancellation the city had voted for, Plymouth switched off its plate-reading cameras itself, while nearby Dayton reports cameras reactivated without approval.
Innocent motorists, not just suspects, are increasingly being pulled over after algorithms read their travel histories as unusual.
The layoffs would hit about 270 people as the company faces mounting backlash over its police camera business.
The ruling could make warrantless use of Flock’s plate database harder to defend in court and may weaken evidence gathered from similar searches.
The bill would limit federal access to ALPR data and add penalties for state and local governments that keep using the systems.
Leaked data and software show broad surveillance of people and vehicles as lawmakers move to rein in Flock-style cameras.