Ces caméras appelé Flock ce font détruire aux Etats-Unis#flock #deflock #freeform #alpr #cctv
The short version: A French-language creator, Martin Dev SaaS, spotlights the growing number of Flock ALPR cameras being torn down across the U.S., a sign public patience is wearing thin.
Our Take
It says something that this story is making the rounds even outside English-language media. Martin Dev SaaS packages up what a lot of American communities already know first-hand: Flock Safety's automated license plate readers keep showing up on utility poles without much public input, and in more than a few towns, people are responding by yanking them down or smashing them up. We don't endorse vandalism, but we understand the frustration — it's what happens when a company blankets neighborhoods with always-on tracking infrastructure and treats local pushback as a PR problem instead of a policy question.
The bigger issue isn't the destroyed hardware, it's what these cameras represent: a privately-run, loosely-regulated network that logs every car that passes, shares that data across jurisdictions, and rarely comes with meaningful oversight or an opt-out. When people feel like the only way to be heard is to physically remove a camera, that's a failure of the normal channels — city council meetings, procurement transparency, public comment periods — not a failure of the public.
If you want to know whether Flock or similar ALPR systems are already watching your street, check our camera map, and if you'd rather push back through legal, organized means before it comes to angle grinders, our take-action resources walk you through it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Martin Dev SaaS, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.