Taxpayer funded AI surveillance: why Flock's 30000 cameras have to go
The short version: Louis Rossmann lays out the case against Flock's taxpayer-funded ALPR network, and we're glad more creators outside the usual privacy-advocate circles are picking up the fight.
Our Take
Louis Rossmann built his name tearing apart right-to-repair nonsense, so it's telling that he's now aiming that same scrutiny at Flock Safety. His core point lands hard: these are public dollars buying a private company's cameras, and the public rarely gets a real say in how the resulting data gets used, shared, or retained.
That's the thing critics keep circling back to. It's not just "cameras on poles." It's a nationwide, networked system logging where you drive, built with almost no debate at most city council meetings before contracts get signed. Once a few thousand of these things are humming along in a metro area, opting out isn't really an option for regular people just trying to get to work.
If this video got you looking around your own town, check our camera map to see what's already installed near you, and use our take-action page if you want to push back at your next city council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Louis Rossmann, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.