She Allegedly Used FLOCK To Track Her Husband's EX?! 😳 #FlockSafety #Shorts
The short version: A detective's alleged misuse of Flock ALPR data to stalk her husband's ex-wife shows exactly why 'trust us' policing can't secure mass surveillance networks.
Our Take
Creator Erik Harmon (ClassE) lays out the basics of a case that should sound alarms far beyond one police department: a detective allegedly used her login to the Flock Safety network to track down her husband's ex-wife. This isn't a hacker breaching the system from outside — it's exactly the kind of insider misuse that critics have been warning about since these camera networks started blanketing American roads. When the "safeguard" against abuse is an audit log that someone has to actually bother checking after the fact, the technology is only as trustworthy as the weakest person with a badge and a grudge.
Flock and its law enforcement partners love to tout search logs and audit trails as proof the system polices itself. But logs are a forensic tool, not a preventive one — they tell you who got stalked after the fact, not who's about to. This detective's arrest joins a growing pile of similar stories around the country: officers running plates on exes, neighbors, journalists, and romantic rivals. Every one of these cases is a reminder that once a surveillance network exists, it gets used for things far beyond its sales pitch of "finding stolen cars" and "catching violent criminals."
If your town has signed up for this kind of always-on plate tracking, it's worth knowing exactly where the cameras are and who has access to the data. Check our camera map to see what's watching your street, and visit our take-action page if you want to push back on unchecked ALPR deployment in your community.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of ClassE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.