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Many Cities Have Begun to swap out Flock cameras for Axon. #FlockCameras #Axon #Trump #Epstein #News

Kacee Allen · 2 months ago

The short version: Kacee Allen flags a reported shift from Flock to Axon ALPR cameras, a reminder that swapping vendors doesn't fix the surveillance problem.

Our Take

Kacee Allen's video points to something worth watching: cities reportedly moving away from Flock Safety and toward Axon for automated license plate readers. We can't verify the specifics of which cities or contracts are involved, but the underlying dynamic is familiar — when public pressure mounts on one vendor, the surveillance infrastructure doesn't disappear, it just gets a new logo.

This matters because the debate too often gets reduced to "Flock bad, pick a different company." The real issue is the technology itself: networks of cameras logging every passing vehicle, building travel histories on millions of people who've never been suspected of a crime, regardless of whose name is on the box. Axon swapping in doesn't change the data retention questions, the lack of warrants, or the absence of meaningful oversight that made Flock controversial in the first place.

If your town is quietly switching vendors, that's exactly the kind of contract change residents deserve to know about before it's signed. Check our camera map to see what's already deployed near you, and use our take-action resources to push your city council for transparency on any new ALPR contract, whatever brand name it carries.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Kacee Allen, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.