DeFlock The USA is an independent awareness brand fighting the quiet spread of automated license plate readers — the cameras that log where you drive, when, and how often, with no warrant and usually no vote.
Why we exist
The cameras showed up on our streets the way most surveillance does: quietly. No debate, no ballot, often no written policy — just a purchase order and a new pole on the corner. By the time most people notice, an entire town is being scanned. We started DeFlock The USA to make that impossible to ignore.
We are loud on purpose. We put the issue on shirts, posters, and yard signs because a conversation on a street corner reaches people a policy paper never will. Every design is meant to make someone ask, “wait — is that happening here?”
What we do
- Explain the tech in plain language — see Learn.
- Run the National Index — the largest public archive of Flock and ALPR surveillance news anywhere, thousands of real headlines going back over a decade, searchable and updated hourly. Start at the National Index or read our own coverage.
- Point you to the best tools across the movement in our Tools & Resources hub.
- Help you act locally — records requests, council meetings, and more in Take Action.
Our relationship to DeFlock
The camera map we host is powered by the open-source, volunteer-run DeFlock project. They built the mapping data; we think it’s some of the most important work in this space, and we send people their way constantly. We are fans and allies — but we are a separate, independent brand and are not formally affiliated with, or endorsed by, them. Supporting us is not the same as supporting them, and we encourage you to do both.
By the watched, for the watched
That’s not a slogan we bought — it’s the whole idea. The people being tracked should be the loudest voices in the room. If that’s you, you’re already part of this.
Questions before you dig in?
Start with the FAQ, or just look up what’s watching your own street.