Ban Flock Cameras. Stop the Surveillance.
The short version: David Hatley's video spotlights how Flock cameras log innocent people's movements by default, turning routine errands into permanent location records.
Our Take
David Hatley's video cuts to the core problem with Flock Safety's ALPR network: you don't have to do anything wrong to end up in the database. The woman in his example broke no law and triggered no alert — she just drove somewhere. That's the whole point of a dragnet. It doesn't wait for suspicion; it logs everyone first and asks questions later, if ever.
This is the piece that keeps getting lost in the "it's just for solving crimes" sales pitch. A system that captures every plate, every time, isn't targeted law enforcement — it's mass tracking with a law enforcement login. Once that location history exists, it can be queried, shared across agencies, subpoenaed, or leaked, regardless of whether the person it belongs to ever did anything to warrant the attention.
Hatley's title says it plainly: ban the cameras, stop the surveillance. We'd add — know where they already are. Check our camera map to see if Flock is watching your neighborhood, and if it is, visit our take-action page for ways to push back at your next city council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of David Hatley, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.