Thoughts on flock cameras?
The short version: Stumpy's Garage weighs in on Flock cameras, and it's another sign that everyday drivers and shop owners are starting to question why these readers are everywhere.
Our Take
When a channel like Stumpy's Garage — built around cars, garages, and the people who love tinkering with them — stops to ask "what do you think about Flock cameras?" it tells you something: this isn't just an ACLU talking point anymore. It's a driveway conversation, a shop-floor conversation, a conversation happening wherever people who spend a lot of time on the road start comparing notes on who's tracking them and why.
We don't know exactly what angle Stumpy takes here, and we're not going to put words in his mouth. But the fact that a general-audience channel is even raising the question matters. Flock Safety's ALPR network has quietly spread into thousands of neighborhoods, HOAs, and small-town police departments with little public debate, little oversight, and a lot of assumptions that "nobody will mind." Every video like this chips away at that assumption.
If this got you wondering how many of these cameras are actually near you, go check the map — it's free and it's growing. And if you'd rather do something about it than just worry about it, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back at the local level, where these decisions actually get made.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Stumpys garage, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.