The Flock Camera Song 📹🎶
The short version: A viral song about Flock cameras shows how absurd mass ALPR surveillance has become — comedy as a gateway to real resistance.
Our Take
Credit to Mr. Grande for turning a dry policy fight into something people will actually share. Satire does something spec sheets and city council minutes can't: it makes the creeping normalcy of a camera on every corner feel as weird as it actually is. When a song about license plate readers gets stuck in your head, that's a win for public awareness, even if it's dressed up as a joke.
But the laugh should come with a gut-check. Flock Safety's network isn't a punchline in boardrooms and police departments — it's a quietly expanding database of everywhere your car has been, shared across agencies with little oversight and even less public input. The humor works precisely because the reality is so overreaching that it almost writes itself.
If this song got you curious about what's actually watching you drive to work, check our camera map to see what's nearby, and head to take action if you want to push back on your local council before the next camera goes up.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Mr. Grande, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.