Flock cameras & other license plate readers have popped up seemingly everywhere around the country.
The short version: A sitting U.S. Senator is now flagging Flock's nationwide camera spread — proof this issue has jumped from local Facebook groups to Capitol Hill.
Our Take
When a U.S. Senator starts talking about license plate readers popping up "seemingly everywhere," that's a sign this conversation has finally broken out of neighborhood Facebook groups and city council meetings. Credit to Sen. Adam Schiff for putting a spotlight on something we've been tracking for a long time: Flock Safety and similar ALPR systems have quietly blanketed American streets with almost no public debate about who gets access to the data, how long it's kept, or what happens when it's wrong.
That's the real story here — not any single camera, but the sheer scale and speed of the rollout. Thousands of these devices now log the comings and goings of ordinary people who've done nothing wrong, feeding databases that can be queried by agencies far outside the town that installed them. When even lawmakers in Washington are noticing the spread, it's worth asking why so many local governments approved this technology with so little scrutiny in the first place.
If you want to see how close this has gotten to your own front door, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back, our take-action page has concrete steps for getting these systems in front of your city council instead of letting them stay invisible.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Sen. Adam Schiff, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.