They aren't just reading your plates. They're tracking your every move.
The short version: Robb Carter's video names the real issue: Flock's network builds movement timelines, not just plate hits, and that distinction matters.
Our Take
Credit to The Robb Carter Show for cutting straight to the point most local news segments dance around: this was never just about catching a stolen car. When cameras blanket a city and feed a shared database, what you get is a pattern-of-life machine — where you went, when, how often, and with whom you might be traveling. That's a different animal than a single traffic cam, and it deserves to be treated that way by city councils voting on these contracts.
The frustrating part is how little friction there is in the rollout. A vendor pitches it as a tool against car theft or Amber Alerts, a council approves it in a single meeting, and suddenly a few hundred cameras are quietly building a searchable history of everyone's movements — indefinitely, with minimal audit trails, and often shared across jurisdictions nobody voted for. Robb Carter's framing of 'tracking your every move' isn't hyperbole; it's a reasonably accurate description of what retention and network effects actually produce.
If this video got you looking around your own neighborhood differently, that instinct is worth acting on. Check our camera map to see what's already deployed near you, and if you want to push back on a local contract or renewal, our take-action page has concrete steps for showing up at the next council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Robb Carter Show, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.