Flock camera map with information who authorised and paid for it
The short version: A UK-based surveillance researcher maps Flock ALPR cameras and the agencies that authorized and funded them, echoing the transparency fight we push for here.
Our Take
The channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency put together a map tracking Flock Safety cameras alongside who signed off on them and who's footing the bill — exactly the kind of paper trail that too many city councils and sheriff's offices would rather you never see. Procurement records, contract line items, and grant sources are where the real accountability questions live: not just "is there a camera here" but "who voted for this, and with whose money."
We can't verify every data point in a third-party map we didn't build, but the instinct behind it is right. Flock's own dashboard and PR materials won't tell you which city council rubber-stamped a no-bid contract or which federal grant program quietly subsidized a local ALPR rollout. Independent trackers, however imperfect, force that information into daylight, and that's worth crediting even when you're checking the work yourself.
This is the same reason we built our own camera map — because knowing where the cameras are is step one, and knowing who paid for them and who approved them is step two. If your town has Flock cameras and you don't know who authorized them, that's a public records request waiting to happen. Check our take-action page for how to start asking.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.