This Ain't Your Average Camera- Spotted Another Hidden Flock Camera
The short version: A San Diego creator spots yet another disguised Flock camera near Fashion Valley, underscoring how these ALPRs are engineered to blend in rather than stand out.
Our Take
Credit to R.C Entertainment for doing what most residents never think to do: actually looking up. Another "hidden" Flock Safety camera near Fashion Valley isn't a fluke — it's the model. These units are frequently mounted low-key on poles, tucked against foliage, or painted to disappear into the streetscape. That's not an accident. A camera nobody notices is a camera nobody questions, and a network nobody questions is a network that keeps expanding unchecked.
The bigger issue isn't just this one camera — it's the pattern. San Diego, like hundreds of other cities, has let Flock's ALPR network grow with minimal public debate about retention windows, data sharing across agencies, or what happens when a misread plate sends police to the wrong driveway. "Keeping neighborhoods safe" and "warrantless tracking of everyone's movements" aren't mutually exclusive — that's exactly the tension this video is pointing at, even if it doesn't say so in those words.
If you want to know what's watching your own street, check our camera map to see documented Flock locations near you, and visit our take-action page if you'd rather do something about it than just spot it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of R.C Entertainment, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.