Attorney General Mayes Announces Review of Flock Camera Use
The short version: Arizona's Attorney General is reviewing Flock ALPR use statewide, a rare instance of a top law enforcement official questioning the surveillance network's spread.
Our Take
When a state's top prosecutor starts asking questions about Flock, it's worth paying attention. Attorney General Kris Mayes launching a formal review of ALPR use across Arizona — as covered in this video from her office — signals that even officials inside the law enforcement establishment are starting to notice how quickly these camera networks have expanded with little public debate or oversight. That's a shift from the usual pattern of agencies quietly signing contracts and rolling out cameras before residents even know they exist.
We don't know yet what the review will conclude, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. But the fact that it's happening at all validates what critics have been saying for years: these systems track everyone, retain data on people with zero connection to any crime, and operate with almost no independent audit trail in most jurisdictions. A state AG asking for accountability is a small crack in the wall of unexamined deployment that companies like Flock rely on.
Arizona residents curious whether Flock or similar readers are already watching their streets can check our camera map, and anyone who wants to push their own city council or state officials for the kind of scrutiny Mayes is proposing should visit our take-action page. Credit to the Arizona Attorney General's Office for putting this on the record — now the real work is making sure the review has teeth.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Arizona Attorney General's Office, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.