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Flock cameras

Warren&Shiaira · 5 months ago

The short version: Warren&Shiaira's casual video on Flock cameras adds another ordinary person's voice to a growing chorus noticing ALPRs in their community.

Our Take

We don't have much to go on here — Warren&Shiaira's video is titled simply "Flock cameras" with no description, so we can't speak to the specifics of what they cover or argue. But the fact that everyday creators are making content about Flock Safety at all says something: these cameras have become common enough, and noticeable enough, that regular people are stopping to film and talk about them without any activist framing or agenda.

That's exactly how mass surveillance infrastructure tends to normalize itself — one casual video, one shrug, one "huh, didn't know that was there" at a time. Every creator who points a camera at a camera and asks questions is doing a small but real public service, even if they're just documenting rather than campaigning. It's worth remembering that behind every Flock pole is a contract, a city council vote, and a data-sharing agreement that most residents never got to weigh in on.

If this video has you wondering whether there's a Flock camera near you, check our map to see what's been documented in your area, and visit our take-action page if you want to push back on surveillance creeping into your own neighborhood.

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