“You’re Not Getting Your Flock Cameras”: What If Police Had Access to This Data?
The short version: A podcast host's blunt dismissal of public records requests for Flock data exposes exactly the accountability gap ALPR critics have been warning about.
Our Take
The title says it all: "You're Not Getting Your Flock Cameras." That's the quiet part said out loud. Flock Safety markets itself as a transparent, community-driven tool, but when someone actually tries to pull back the curtain on what data police are sitting on, the answer is often a flat no. NOT ANOTHER BORING PODCAST digging into that gap is worth your attention, even if the full picture of what they uncovered stays thin in the description — the premise alone is the story.
This is the pattern we track every day at DeFlock: a company sells ALPR networks as a crime-fighting convenience, departments install them with little public debate, and then the moment a resident or journalist asks what's actually being logged, retained, and shared, the door slams shut. "What if police had access to this data" isn't a hypothetical in most of the country — it's already happening, often without meaningful oversight, audit trails, or consent. The video's framing is a useful reminder that the fight isn't just about the cameras on the poles, it's about who controls the records those cameras generate and who gets to say no.
We'd rather you not have to guess where this is happening in your own town. Check our camera map to see what's already been documented nearby, and if you want to push back on secrecy around these systems, our take-action page has concrete steps for filing records requests and pressing local officials for answers.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of NOT ANOTHER BORING PODCAST, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.