Flock CEO calls DeFlock terrorist org

Our Take

Credit to Dhaba POV for surfacing this clip, because it's a telling moment: when a surveillance company's CEO starts calling a volunteer mapping project a 'terrorist organization,' you know the sunlight is working. We don't run black-bag operations. We crowdsource public observations of public cameras on public roads and put them on the map for anyone to see. If that's 'terrorism,' then so is journalism, so is FOIA, so is just looking up.

The irony the video points to is hard to miss — a company that's installed thousands of ALPRs in counties and towns with little public input, sometimes skipping permitting processes entirely, wants to lecture critics about 'following the law.' Flock built an empire by moving fast and asking forgiveness from city councils after the cameras were already bolted to poles. Calling the people who track that expansion 'terrorists' isn't a legal argument, it's a PR tactic meant to scare local officials and reporters away from asking hard questions.

This is exactly why independent tracking matters. When a company this size reaches for inflammatory rhetoric instead of transparency, it's a signal the scrutiny is landing. If you want to see what's actually happening in your own community, check the map, and if you want to push back on unchecked camera deployment near you, visit our take action page and get involved.