She Testified. The Flock CEO Didn't Show Up.
The short version: A woman swept up by Flock-linked ALPR evidence testified about the fallout; the company's CEO skipped the hearing, leaving tough questions unanswered.
Our Take
Credit to Understanding Your AI for surfacing a pattern we see again and again: the people harmed by automated license plate readers show up to tell their story, and the executives who built the surveillance network don't. When a 23-year-old facing serious charges testifies about how this technology shaped her case, and Flock's CEO is a no-show, that absence speaks volumes. Accountability shouldn't be optional for a company whose cameras are scanning millions of plates a day with little independent oversight.
This is the core problem with the ALPR boom: the tech gets deployed in your town, your data gets vacuumed up and shared across jurisdictions, but when something goes wrong, the company behind the dragnet is nowhere to be found. Lawmakers and the public are left holding the bag, trying to untangle how automated flags turn into real arrests and real consequences for real people.
If you want to see how deep this network runs near you, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion in your community, our take-action resources are a good place to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Understanding Your AI, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.