Miami Dade Sheriff's Office Tests Flock's Security
The short version: Flock's own marketing video has its CISO reassuring viewers about security after a law enforcement 'test,' but a vendor grading its own homework isn't independent verification.
Our Take
Notice who's talking here: this isn't a security researcher or an independent auditor, it's Flock's own Chief Information Security Officer, in a video produced by Flock, responding to what the company itself calls "noise." When a surveillance vendor that profits from government contracts stages its own reassurance video about its own product's security, that's not transparency — it's a press release with a slicker budget. Credit to the channel for at least putting a named executive on camera, but let's be clear-eyed about the format.
The substance matters because ALPR networks like Flock's aren't just collecting plate numbers — they're building location histories on millions of ordinary drivers, searchable by thousands of police agencies and, as reporting has repeatedly shown, sometimes accessed outside the rules. "Trust us, we tested it" is a low bar when the thing being tested is infrastructure that can track where you go to church, your doctor, your protest, or your ex. Real accountability looks like independent third-party audits, public breach-disclosure records, and binding state law — not a company-scripted interview.
If your local sheriff's office is running Flock cameras, or you're not sure, check our camera map to see what's already watching your streets, and head to our take-action page to push for actual oversight instead of a vendor's self-review.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flock, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.