Asheville Cancelled Flock. The Cameras Aren't Going Away #Shorts
The short version: Flock U flags that Asheville's contract cancellation doesn't mean its ALPR cameras actually disappear overnight, a gap between political wins and physical reality.
Our Take
Credit to Flock U for pointing out the obvious trap that trips up a lot of 'we cancelled Flock' celebrations: a city council vote or a lapsed contract is not the same as cameras coming down. Hardware can linger on poles, data can keep flowing under old agreements, or a neighboring agency's cameras can keep covering the same roads even after the host city walks away. Asheville residents who think they won are right to celebrate the political fight, but the surveillance footprint often outlives the paperwork.
This is the pattern we track constantly at DeFlock The USA — announcements of cancellations or 'pilot program endings' that sound decisive but leave the actual plate-reading infrastructure in place, sometimes rebranded under a different vendor or agency. The lesson isn't that local organizing doesn't matter, it's that it has to include verification: go look at the pole, confirm the camera is physically gone, and keep checking back.
If you're in Asheville or anywhere else that claims to have cut ties with Flock, check our camera map to see what's actually still standing in your area, and if you find something undocumented, our take-action page walks you through how to report it and push your local government for real answers.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flock U, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.