Rabies warning, flock cameras at Coastal Carolina University and a beach sweep
The short version: WPDE's morning roundup flags Flock cameras arriving at Coastal Carolina University, with students and residents already raising privacy red flags.
Our Take
It says something that a rabies warning and a surveillance camera rollout landed in the same local news block — both framed as public safety stories. But unlike a sick raccoon, Flock Safety's ALPR network doesn't go away once the alert passes. Once those cameras go up around a college campus, they stay up, quietly logging every plate that drives through, building a timeline of who comes and goes, whether or not anyone's done anything wrong.
Credit to WPDE ABC15 for even mentioning the privacy angle in a quick-hit morning segment — most local news just repeats the vendor's safety pitch. Campuses are an easy sell for this tech: administrators want to look proactive, and students rarely get a vote on whether their daily commute becomes a permanent record. That data doesn't stay local either; it can be pooled into statewide and national lookup networks well beyond Conway, SC.
If you're a student, parent, or just someone who drives past Coastal Carolina, it's worth checking whether there's a camera near you on our map, and if you want to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion in your community, our take-action guide walks through what to say at the next school board or city council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WPDE ABC15, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.