Ian logan for Warren County Commissioner -#AI #DeFlock #AISurviellance
The short version: A Warren County Commissioner candidate, Ian Logan, is campaigning in part on pushback against AI-driven surveillance like Flock Safety ALPRs, a sign local races increasingly hinge on this issue.
Our Take
Credit to Ian Logan for putting automated surveillance on the ballot, literally. Most Flock Safety contracts get approved in sparsely attended council or commission meetings, far from the scrutiny of a general election. When a county commissioner candidate hangs part of a campaign on opposition to AI-driven license plate readers, it signals that voters in Warren County are starting to ask the questions local boards usually skip: who approved this network, what data is it collecting, and who gets to see it.
We don't know the specifics of Logan's platform beyond the hashtags, and we're not in the business of endorsing candidates. But we do track the infrastructure itself, and that's where the real accountability has to start. Flock cameras don't just nab speeders; they log every passing plate, time-stamp it, and feed it into a searchable database that can be shared across jurisdictions and, in some documented cases, with federal agencies. Whether or not Warren County voters agree with any particular candidate, they deserve to know if these cameras are already up in their town.
Check our camera map to see what's been logged near you, and if you want to push back at a city council or county meeting before it becomes a campaign slogan, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Ian Logan, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.