Us Police Keep Getting Caught Using Flock Cameras To Stalk Exes And Romantic Partners
The short version: Dahmmy Hilfigger's video spotlights a pattern of officers abusing Flock ALPR access to track exes and partners, proving these systems are ripe for abuse.
Our Take
Credit to Dahmmy Hilfigger for pulling together a pattern that Flock Safety and local police departments would rather you not connect: officers using license plate reader networks to track down ex-girlfriends, current partners, and women who simply caught their eye. This isn't a bug in the system. It's the system working exactly as designed, just pointed at the wrong target. When you build a tool that logs where everyone drives, you've built a stalking tool, and it turns out the people with the keys are not immune to the same impulses as anyone else.
Departments love to talk about "audit logs" and "policy safeguards" whenever a misuse story breaks, as if a log file reviewed after the damage is done counts as protection. It doesn't stop an officer from looking up a woman's plate the night before it happens. The uncomfortable truth is that any database searchable by badge number is only as trustworthy as the person holding the badge, and departments have shown again and again they'll slow-walk accountability until local reporters or YouTubers force their hand.
This is exactly why we keep pushing people to find out what's watching their own streets. Check our camera map to see if Flock or similar ALPR hardware is logging your block, and if it is, head to our take-action page for how to push back at your next city council meeting. Mass surveillance infrastructure doesn't stay contained to "bad guys" — it gets used on whoever the person with access decides to look up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Dahmmy Hilfigger, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.