The Backlash Is So Bad, Even Staff Want Out!
The short version: A new talkAIalot video claims internal morale at Flock Safety is cracking under public backlash — a sign the surveillance business model may be hitting real friction.
Our Take
talkAIalot's video digs into something we've long suspected: building a surveillance company is easier than living inside one once the public starts asking hard questions. When the people cashing Flock's paychecks start feeling the heat from their own neighbors, friends, and communities, that's not just bad PR — it's a signal that the social license for mass ALPR deployment is thinning out fast.
We can't verify every internal detail the video raises, and we won't pretend to know what's happening in Flock's break rooms. But the broader pattern tracks with what we see every day: more residents discovering a camera bolted to a pole near their house, more city councils fielding angry emails, more reporters asking why a private company has quietly built one of the largest vehicle-tracking networks in the country. Internal discomfort is often the first crack before a company has to answer publicly for how its product is actually used.
If this story has you wondering whether Flock cameras are already watching your commute, check our map to see what's been documented near you, and head to take action if you want to push back at your next council meeting. Credit to talkAIalot for surfacing this — the more scrutiny this industry gets, inside and out, the better.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of talkAIalot, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.