Facts About Flock Cameras: Everything You Need To Know
The short version: The Babylon Bee turns its satire lens on Flock Safety, and even through the jokes, the core unease about a nationwide camera network checking out every passing car comes through loud and clear.
Our Take
The Babylon Bee built its name on satire, and this time the target is Flock Safety's ever-expanding web of license plate cameras. Comedy works because it pokes at something real, and the fact that a humor outlet felt compelled to 'investigate' Flock tells you this issue has broken out of policy circles and into the broader public consciousness. When a joke needs no setup because everyone already senses something is off, that's worth paying attention to.
Strip away the bits and the underlying questions are the same ones we keep raising here: who has access to the location data these cameras generate, how long it's kept, and what happens when a system built to find stolen cars quietly becomes a tool for tracking anyone, anytime, anywhere. Satire can make the absurdity land, but it doesn't replace knowing whether there's a reader near your own house.
Credit to the Babylon Bee for getting more eyeballs on the subject, even through a comedic lens. If you want the non-satirical version, check our camera map to see what's actually been documented near you, and visit our take-action page for ways to push back on unchecked surveillance in your own town.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Babylon Bee, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.