Uncovered | The growing Flock camera controversy | Season 2, Episode 1
The short version: Atlanta News First's investigative series digs into Flock Safety's rapid, low-scrutiny expansion across Georgia and the accountability gaps that come with it.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: Atlanta News First didn't just run a press release from Flock Safety — they built an investigative series around it. That's rare in local TV news, where surveillance tech usually gets a soft "crime is down, cameras are up" segment and nothing more. "Uncovered" digs into how these systems got approved, who's watching the data, and what happens when a network built to catch stolen cars quietly becomes a tool for tracking anyone, anywhere, anytime.
The pattern this newsroom is exposing is the same one we've documented nationwide: city councils approve a handful of cameras for a narrow purpose, and within a year or two the network has metastasized into a county-wide or even multi-state dragnet with almost no public debate about retention, access, or who else gets to query the plate history. Georgia has become one of Flock's densest markets, and that density means your daily commute, your doctor's visits, your church parking lot — all of it — gets logged into a database that outlives any single justification for installing the camera in the first place.
If you're in metro Atlanta or anywhere else in Georgia, don't just take our word for it — go look at what's actually deployed near you on our camera map, and if you want to push back on a system that grew faster than any oversight body could keep up with, our take-action resources walk you through how to raise it with your local council.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Atlanta News First, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.