Flock, Axon, and any other private surveillance company needs to go #deflock #fightforthefuture

Our Take

Peter Zezas is putting words to a frustration a lot of us share: private companies like Flock Safety and Axon have quietly built surveillance infrastructure that rivals what any government agency could deploy on its own, and they did it with almost no public debate. These aren't just vendors selling cameras to police departments — they're building searchable, networked databases of where you drive, when, and how often, then leasing access back to thousands of agencies with minimal oversight.

The video's blunt framing — that companies like this "need to go" — reflects a growing sentiment that polite policy tweaks aren't going to fix a business model built on normalizing constant tracking. Flock markets itself as a crime-fighting tool, but the infrastructure doesn't care about your intent; it logs everyone, guilty or not, and sells that convenience to whoever can pay. Axon's push to bundle in AI and drone products only raises the stakes on how much private surveillance capacity is concentrating in a handful of corporate hands.

We appreciate Zezas putting a spotlight on this, because public pressure is really the only lever available right now. If you want to see how far this network already reaches in your area, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back at a city council meeting or through local organizing, our take-action page has concrete next steps.