Until Flock cameras can be deployed responsibly, we should slow down their implementation.
The short version: A Texas AG candidate says Flock ALPR rollout is outpacing privacy safeguards — a sign the backlash is reaching mainstream politics, not just activists.
Our Take
When a candidate for state attorney general is telling voters to hit pause on Flock cameras, that's worth noting. Nathan Johnson's pitch isn't radical — it's basically what privacy advocates have been saying for years: the technology might have legitimate uses, but departments are deploying it faster than any meaningful rules, oversight, or public debate can keep up. That gap is exactly where mass surveillance infrastructure gets normalized before anyone votes on it.
Credit to Johnson for putting this on the record in a statewide race, where law-and-order rhetoric usually wins out over caution. But campaign promises are cheap, and Texas has some of the densest Flock networks in the country already humming along, feeding data to agencies with little transparency about retention, sharing, or audit trails. Saying 'slow down' after thousands of cameras are already live is a different proposition than actually clawing back contracts or passing binding limits.
If you want to see how saturated your own area already is, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait on a candidate to act, our take-action page has steps for pushing your local council or sheriff now.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Nathan Johnson for Texas Attorney General, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.