Trump ENDORSES Flock Cameras Despite The Backlash 📹

Our Take

Credit to George Magazine and host Dave Blaze for flagging this one: word that President Trump has publicly praised Flock Safety's camera network lands at an odd moment, right as pushback over AI-driven policing tools and license plate surveillance is finally building steam in city councils and statehouses. If accurate, it's a useful data point — surveillance infrastructure doesn't split along neat left-right lines. Politicians across the spectrum tend to like tools that promise 'safety' with a straight face, even when the privacy tradeoffs are steep and the oversight is thin.

That's exactly the problem. Flock's pitch to elected officials is simple and appealing: crime-solving stats, minimal upfront cost, and a dashboard that looks like progress. What gets left out of the sales pitch is the sheer scale of data collection on ordinary people who've done nothing wrong, the lack of meaningful audits, and the mission creep that turns a 'stolen car' tool into a general-purpose tracking grid. High-profile endorsements just make that expansion easier to wave through without a real public debate.

We'll keep watching how this shapes local rollout decisions. If you want to see how far this network already reaches in your area, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back at a city council meeting or through public records requests, our take-action page has the tools to get started.