Illegal use of flock cameras continues / On the Beat
The short version: FOX59's Russ McQuaid reports that Flock cameras are still being used unlawfully across Indiana, underscoring how little oversight actually exists once these networks go live.
Our Take
Credit to Russ McQuaid and the FOX59 team for keeping a camera on this story instead of letting it fade after the first headline. "Illegal use" isn't a one-time glitch — it's what happens when a surveillance system gets deployed faster than the policies meant to govern it. Once a few hundred ALPRs are bolted to poles across a state, "we'll fix it later" becomes the default, and later rarely comes.
What makes this kind of reporting valuable is that it confirms what we keep hearing anecdotally: local agencies treat Flock's rules, state statutes, and public disclosure as optional footnotes rather than hard limits. When cameras are logging every plate that passes regardless of legal authority, the burden of proving misuse falls on journalists and residents, not on the departments running the system. That's backwards.
If you're in Indiana or anywhere else, don't wait for a news crew to find the cameras near you — check our map to see what's already watching your street, and use our take-action guide to push your local council or sheriff for real answers on who's accessing this data and why.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of FOX59 News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.