More flock cameras cut down in Houston amid some privacy concerns
The short version: ABC13 Houston reports more Flock ALPR cameras sawed down, a sign Houston residents are fed up with warrantless surveillance infrastructure on their streets.
Our Take
ABC13 Houston's follow-up report shows this isn't a one-off: more Flock Safety cameras have been cut down in the city, and it's happening alongside growing public pushback over privacy. When the same story repeats itself within days, that's not vandalism for kicks — that's a community signaling it never consented to being tracked block by block.
Flock pitches these cameras as a crimefighting tool, but the reality is a growing database of every car's movements, shared across agencies with little transparency and almost no guardrails on misuse. Houston residents cutting poles down is a blunt instrument, but it's also a predictable response when cities install mass surveillance networks without meaningfully asking the public first.
We'd rather see people win this fight through city council meetings, public records requests, and local ordinances than hacksaws — but we understand the frustration. Check our camera map to see what's watching your own neighborhood, and head to take-action for ways to push back without ending up in a police report yourself. Credit to ABC13 Houston for staying on this story as it develops.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of ABC13 Houston, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.