Get rid of flock cameras - they are bad news
The short version: A mass-surveillance watchdog channel argues Flock's ALPR network deserves the same scrutiny as digital ID schemes, and we agree.
Our Take
The channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency adds Flock Safety to its long running catalog of creeping-surveillance stories, and honestly, that's exactly the right company for these cameras to keep. Whether the framing is digital ID, CBDCs, or automated plate readers bolted to a pole at the end of your street, the throughline is the same: systems get built quietly, marketed as safety tools, and normalized before most people understand what's being collected, who can access it, and for how long.
That's the real story with Flock. It's not one camera, it's thousands of them networked together, logging where your car goes whether or not you've ever been suspected of anything. Local police departments sign contracts, data gets shared across jurisdictions and sometimes with federal agencies, and the public finds out piecemeal, usually after the hardware is already up. Independent creators flagging this pattern matter because mainstream coverage of ALPR expansion has been thin, and local news often just repeats the vendor's talking points about crime-fighting wins without asking about retention policies or audit trails.
If this video got you thinking about what's watching your block, check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and head to our take-action page for ways to push back at your next city council meeting.
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.