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The short version: A quick-hit short from creator Miriam adds her voice to the growing public backlash against Flock Safety's ALPR network, and that groundswell matters.
Our Take
Miriam's short is light on specifics, but it's part of a pattern we're seeing more and more: everyday people stumbling onto Flock Safety cameras in their town and reacting with the same gut response — get rid of it. That instinct is correct. These poles aren't passive traffic cameras; they're logging every passing plate, time-stamping it, and feeding it into a database that police departments and, increasingly, outside agencies can query without a warrant.
What makes videos like this valuable isn't technical depth — it's reach. Most people have never heard of Flock Safety until they spot the camera and start asking questions, and short-form platforms are where that awareness is spreading fastest right now. Credit to Miriam for putting the issue in front of an audience that algorithm-chasing political content usually ignores.
If this clip is the first time you're hearing about ALPR networks, don't stop at a 30-second video. Check our camera map to see what's already been deployed near you, and use our take-action resources to push back at the city council level, where these contracts actually get approved or killed.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Miriam, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.