Todd Flood breaks down legal questions surrounding Flock cameras on FOX 2
The short version: Attorney Todd Flood's FOX 2 segment spotlights the murky legal terrain around who can access Flock ALPR data and under what rules, and Michigan needs answers fast.
Our Take
When a defense attorney is going on local news to flag due-process concerns about license plate reader data, that's a signal the legal system hasn't caught up with the technology. Todd Flood's appearance on FOX 2 is a good reminder that Flock's ever-growing camera network in Michigan isn't just a privacy abstraction — it's raw material that ends up in court cases, subpoenas, and who knows how many informal data-sharing arrangements between agencies.
The core problem is one we hammer on constantly: these systems get deployed with breezy promises about catching stolen cars and violent offenders, but the guardrails on access, retention, and cross-jurisdictional sharing are often an afterthought — written after the cameras are already bolted to poles. Once a legal mind starts asking 'wait, who exactly can pull this data, and under what standard,' it usually means the answer is 'more people than you'd think, with less oversight than you'd hope.'
Credit to Flood Law for pushing this into the mainstream news cycle instead of leaving it to advocacy circles. If you want to see how dense Flock's coverage already is in your own neighborhood, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked deployments locally, our take-action page has a starting point.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flood Law, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.