Flock Safety Owner: Knowing Camera Locations is Terroristic? #shorts

Our Take

Iron Titan's short cuts right to the rotten core of the ALPR debate: when a Flock Safety representative suggests that simply knowing where surveillance cameras are installed is somehow "terroristic," you're watching a company try to rebrand basic civic transparency as a threat. That's not a security concern, it's a PR reflex. If a camera network is too sensitive to be mapped by the public, maybe it shouldn't be surveilling the public's streets in the first place.

This is the same dodge we see over and over: vendors and officials want the surveillance infrastructure without the accountability that's supposed to come with operating in public space. Calling transparency "terroristic" isn't an argument, it's an attempt to shut down scrutiny before it starts, and it conveniently distracts from the real question Iron Titan raises — who's actually responsible for how, where, and why these cameras get deployed. Spoiler: it's rarely the company selling them.

Thanks to Iron Titan for calling this out. If you want to see exactly how many of these cameras are already watching your own neighborhood, check out our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion where you live, our take-action page is the place to start.