Braun says lawmakers should consider Flock camera regulations
The short version: Indiana's governor admits Flock cameras need guardrails — proof that even state leaders are waking up to ALPR overreach.
Our Take
When a sitting governor says out loud that lawmakers need to regulate license plate readers, that's not a small thing. WISH-TV's report on Gov. Mike Braun's comments shows the Flock Safety conversation is no longer confined to activists and local council meetings — it's reaching statehouses. Indiana's legislature reconvenes in January, and now there's an official signal that ALPR sprawl has outpaced the rules governing it.
That's the pattern we keep seeing nationwide: cities and counties bolt dozens of cameras onto intersections first, then scramble to figure out retention limits, data sharing, and oversight after the fact. Braun didn't lay out specifics, and we're not going to pretend he did, but the fact that "regulation" is even on the table in a red state is a sign that bipartisan discomfort with mass license plate tracking is growing. Lawmakers should be asking who can access this data, how long it's kept, and whether out-of-state agencies or federal partners get a backdoor into it.
If you're in Indiana, this is the moment to pay attention to what your legislators actually propose in January — vague promises of "considering" oversight can evaporate fast once the cameras are already installed and the contracts are signed. Check our camera map to see what's already watching your community, and head to our take-action page for tools to push your own representatives toward real limits, not just talk.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WISH-TV, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.