Deputy Caught Stalking Using Flock Cameras #shorts
The short version: A Carson City deputy reportedly resigned after allegedly using Flock ALPR cameras to stalk someone, exposing how easily this surveillance network can be turned on the public.
Our Take
Credit to Auditing Reno 911 for surfacing this one, because it's exactly the scenario we keep warning about: a tool pitched as "public safety" infrastructure ends up in the hands of someone with access and a personal motive. If the reporting holds up, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy allegedly used Flock Safety's ALPR network to track another person's movements, and reportedly resigned once it came to light.
This isn't a hypothetical edge case. Flock cameras log every passing plate, timestamp it, and store it in a searchable database that thousands of agencies and their employees can query. The company's own talking points lean on audit trails and "access controls," but an audit trail only matters if someone is actually watching it — and in this case, it apparently took the misuse happening before anyone noticed. That's the pattern with mass surveillance systems: the guardrails are reactive, not preventive, and the people being watched have no idea a camera on their street could become a tool for a stalker with a badge.
Departments love to frame these networks as narrowly scoped to solving crimes, but a database of everyone's movements is a database of everyone's movements, full stop. Check our camera map to see what's logging plates near you, and if your city is considering a Flock contract or renewal, head to take action for ways to push back before incidents like this one become local news in your town too.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Auditing Reno 911, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.