PALANTIR Sadiq Khan cancels contract but show not over
The short version: A UK channel reports London's mayor shelved a Palantir data contract, but warns the surveillance push isn't over — a cautionary parallel for Flock's ALPR expansion here.
Our Take
The channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency covers Sadiq Khan's decision to cancel a Palantir contract in London, but the creator's real point is the one we keep hammering here in the States: a canceled contract is not the same as a canceled agenda. Palantir, Flock Safety, and the rest of the surveillance-industrial complex don't disappear when one deal falls through — they regroup, rebrand, and resell the same capabilities to the next willing city council or police department.
That's exactly the pattern we track with ALPR rollouts across the U.S. A city pulls back after public pressure, then a neighboring jurisdiction quietly signs the same vendor months later, often with less scrutiny the second time around. The lesson from London applies directly here: a single policy win doesn't end the fight, it just moves the battlefield. Check our camera map to see whether Flock has already set up shop near you, and don't assume a quiet contract is a dead one.
Credit to the creator for keeping an eye on how these companies route around public accountability — it's the kind of persistent, unglamorous tracking that mainstream coverage rarely bothers with. If you want to do the same in your own town, our take-action page has the tools to start asking your local council the hard questions before the contract is signed, not after.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.