More than 600 Flock camera locations in Hampton Roads are public for the first time. See the map.

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A federal judge in Norfolk released the locations of more than 600 Flock Safety surveillance cameras in Hampton Roads — the first time such a compilation has been made public.

Local cities and counties have rejected requests from the media and privacy activists for lists of Flock camera locations — often citing a provision under Virginia open records law for “critical infrastructure information.”

But U.S. Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard ordered a regional camera location list unsealed as part of a federal lawsuit against Norfolk about the systems that read license plates and log other information about passing vehicles.

Two city residents are suing the Norfolk police, contending that officers are violating citizens’ rights by searchin