Troy Flock cameras destroyed at 3 locations
The short version: WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany reports three Flock ALPR cameras were destroyed in Troy, a sign of how heated the surveillance debate has become.
Our Take
WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany's report on three destroyed Flock cameras in Troy is a flashpoint, not an isolated incident. When residents resort to property destruction, it usually means the normal channels — public comment, city council votes, open records requests — have failed to produce real accountability. We don't endorse vandalism, but we understand the frustration driving it: these cameras went up in a lot of towns with little public debate about who gets access to the data, how long it's retained, or whether it's shared with ICE and other outside agencies.
Troy isn't unique. Communities across the country are discovering ALPR networks after the fact, then scrambling to figure out oversight. That's backwards. The fight against mass surveillance works best in the open — through public records requests, city council pressure, and transparency, not through anonymous destruction that gives departments an excuse to frame critics as criminals rather than concerned citizens.
If you want to know whether Flock cameras are watching your street, check our map, and if you'd rather push back through legitimate channels, our take-action guide walks you through it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.