Flock’s new privacy reforms do little to quell outrage among vandals targeting its traffic surveillance cameras.Navy could scrap plan to name aircraft carrier after heroic sailor — and dedicate it to Trump instead.
And how Prince Harry’s return could affect his feud with his brother.Here’s what to know today.Flock’s privacy reforms aren’t enough for camera vandalsProtesters rally against the use of Flock cameras outside City Hall in Troy, NY.
on April 3, 2026.Jim Franco / Albany Times Union via Getty ImagesOne man spent a night in an Arizona jail after backing his truck into a Flock camera.In Minneapolis, another has gone viral for videos of himself dismantling the equipment with bolt cutters.
Both are part of a growing wave of activist vandalism targeting the traffic surveillance technology.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.Sign up here to get it in your inbox.NBC News identified 50 areas across the country where Flock cameras have been damaged, spray-painted, smashed or cut down since 2024.
CEO Garrett Langley recently announced reforms in response to privacy concerns — but those targeting the cameras aren’t buying them.“The changes are bulls---,” said one person charged with vandalism, who described the reforms as “a strategic retreat” to avoid further blowback.The destruction has fueled debate over how best to push back against the technology.But some experts say that as long as the cameras remain in place, they will continue to be a target.Read what vandals told us.
Navy discusses renaming aircraft carrier after Trump as USS Lincoln heads homeThe unnamed hero of Pearl Harbor, a messman with the United States Fleet, has been identified as Dorie Miller of Waco, Texas, seen here wearing the cross he received at a ceremony.Bettmann Archive/Getty Images fileNavy leadership is discussing renaming an aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump instead of a heroic Black service member, according to two U...