Lincoln Park pulls plug on Flock cameras
The short version: Lincoln Park becomes the latest Metro Detroit city to cover up its Flock cameras as officials rethink the surveillance deal, per WDIV Local 4's Click On Detroit.
Our Take
Credit to Click On Detroit | Local 4 (WDIV) for keeping an eye on this story, because it's a pattern worth watching: another Metro Detroit community hits pause on Flock Safety, draping cameras instead of ripping them out. That's not the same as a win. A covered camera can be uncovered the moment a council vote goes the other way, and the underlying contract, data-sharing terms, and retention policies usually stay on the books while officials 'reconsider.'
What makes these local reversals matter is that they rarely happen because a vendor volunteered transparency. They happen because residents and reporters started asking who's accessing the plate data, how long it's kept, and whether it's shared with other agencies or federal databases. Lincoln Park joining that list of Metro Detroit towns rethinking Flock is a sign the pushback is spreading, not a sign the fight is over.
If you want to know whether your own neighborhood is wired up, check the map we maintain of known ALPR locations, and if you'd rather not wait for your city council to have second thoughts, our take-action page has concrete steps for raising this at your next public meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.