PUBLIC - This article does not require an IPVM subscription. Feel free to share. Flock is turning a who's who of American policing into a captive commercial asset, shielded from outside scrutiny, through its closed law enforcement conference that blocks the public and press and requires every attendee to sign a mandatory marketing consent form as a condition of registration. Flock Forward, scheduled August 18-20, 2026, in Atlanta, bills itself as "where leaders come together to shape the future of safety." The only non-law-enforcement voices in the room are, per the conference page, "invited commercial partners," meaning Flock's paying business partners. The public is excluded. So is the press. What the Consent Form Requires To register, attendees must check a mandatory box agreeing to Flock's Photo and Video Consent Form. The checkbox cannot be skipped. There is no opt-out. The form is a binding commercial agreement , not a courtesy notice.…