Flock cameras in Delaware - what can we do?
The short version: A Delaware resident's grassroots video spotlights growing unease over Flock ALPRs and the lack of transparency around who accesses that location data.
Our Take
Credit to Rae for Delaware for asking the question more Americans need to ask out loud: who actually sees the trail of data these cameras generate, and what stops it from being misused? That question doesn't come from paranoia — it comes from the plain fact that Flock Safety's network quietly logs the movements of everyday people, not just suspects, and shares that information across a patchwork of agencies with little public oversight.
Delaware is a small state, which makes it an easy case study in how fast this technology can spread once a few departments sign on. One county's camera feed can end up accessible to dozens of outside agencies through data-sharing agreements most residents never voted on or even heard about. That's the quiet danger of ALPR expansion: it's rarely a single dramatic rollout, it's a slow drip of cameras and contracts until an entire state is wrapped in a surveillance net.
If you're in Delaware or anywhere else wondering just how close this has crept to your own neighborhood, check our camera map to see what's already been documented, and visit our take-action page for concrete steps to push back at the local level. Rae's instinct to be concerned is the right one — the next step is turning that concern into public pressure before it becomes permanent infrastructure.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Rae for Delaware, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.