A majority of Americans oppose Flock cameras
The short version: JordyBReporting rounds up evidence that most Americans don't want Flock's ALPR cameras watching their streets, and the gap between public opinion and local policy is the real story.
Our Take
JordyBReporting lays out something we hear constantly from readers: people don't like finding out, often after the fact, that their town quietly signed a contract with Flock Safety. The video's framing matters because the usual pitch for these cameras — "nobody who has nothing to hide should object" — keeps running into a public that, when actually asked, pushes back. That disconnect between polling sentiment and procurement decisions is exactly where accountability dies: city councils approve these systems in budget consent agendas, not in referendums.
What doesn't get said enough, and what we'd add to this conversation, is that opposition isn't partisan or fringe. It cuts across people worried about police overreach, immigrants fearing data gets shared with federal agencies, domestic violence survivors worried about being tracked, and plain old taxpayers who never got a vote. Flock's own sales strategy leans on fast rollout before opposition can organize, which is why public opinion surveys showing discomfort rarely translate into stopped contracts in time.
If this video has you wondering whether your own neighborhood already has these cameras, check our map to see what's been documented near you, and if you want to actually do something about it rather than just feel uneasy, our take-action page has steps for pushing back at the local level, where these fights are actually won or lost. Credit to JordyBReporting for pulling the opposition data together in one place.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of JordyBReporting 🎙️, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.