Flock camera in entrance of home depot rancho Cucamonga #homedepot #flock #ranchocucamonga
The short version: A spotted-camera clip from Rancho Cucamonga shows Flock's ALPR reach extending into private retail lots, not just public roads.
Our Take
Credit to What_theflock18 for doing the unglamorous work of just pointing a phone at reality: a Flock camera mounted at the entrance of a Home Depot in Rancho Cucamonga. No dramatic reveal needed — the footage speaks for itself. This is how most people encounter these systems, not through a press release, but by noticing a black-and-white pole camera watching them pull into a parking lot to buy lumber.
What makes these retail-lot placements worth flagging is that they blur the line between "public safety infrastructure" and private commercial surveillance. Big-box stores installing or hosting ALPR hardware means your plate gets logged and time-stamped simply for running an errand, often with little public disclosure about who owns the data, how long it's kept, or which agencies can query it. Multiply that by every Home Depot, every strip mall, every drugstore lot, and you get a plate-tracking network that maps daily life far beyond traffic enforcement.
If you've spotted a camera like this near you, it belongs on the record. Check our map to see what's already documented in your area, add what you find, and use our take-action page if you want to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion in your community.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of What_theflock18, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.