Deflock Idaho Falls
The short version: A citizen-led project in Idaho Falls is mapping local ALPRs, showing how ordinary residents can document Flock Safety's spread in their own backyard.
Our Take
Credit where it's due: Bella Enger's "Deflock Idaho Falls" project is exactly the kind of grassroots accountability work this fight needs. You don't need a press badge or a law degree to start asking why cameras are going up on your street — you need a notebook, some curiosity, and the willingness to show up. That's what "engaged citizen government" looks like in practice.
Idaho Falls is a mid-sized city, the kind of place Flock Safety loves to target because local councils often approve these contracts with little public debate and even less scrutiny of where the data goes or who can access it. When a resident starts independently cataloging camera locations, it forces a conversation that city hall would rather not have in public.
This is precisely the model we want to see replicated everywhere: local documentation feeding into a national picture of ALPR sprawl. Check our camera map to see how Idaho Falls fits into the bigger picture, and if you want to push back on surveillance creeping into your own town, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Bella Enger, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.