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Lindsay Lohan, Rumors - Cover #smule #lindsaylohan #deflock #flockcameras #flockoff

Anna Speaks Out · 3 months ago

The short version: A Smule karaoke cover of Lindsay Lohan's "Rumors" by creator Anna Speaks Out gets tagged with #deflock and #flockoff, showing how the anti-ALPR message is spreading into unexpected corners of pop culture.

Our Take

Credit where it's due: Anna Speaks Out took a Lindsay Lohan karaoke classic and slapped #deflock and #flockcameras on it. That's not what we usually cover, but it says something — the backlash against automated license plate readers has leaked out of policy forums and Reddit threads into the same tagging ecosystem as pop covers and Smule performances. When a watchdog hashtag starts showing up next to "Rumors," it means the phrase "Flock cameras" is becoming a recognizable cultural shorthand, not just an insider term.

That matters because awareness is the first step toward accountability. Most people still don't know their daily commute is being logged, plate by plate, by a private company's camera network and quietly shared with police departments and sometimes federal agencies, often with little public oversight or debate. Every time that acronym spreads into a new corner of the internet — even a karaoke app — it's a crack in the silence these systems rely on.

If this video got you curious about what Flock Safety cameras actually are and where they're installed near you, check our camera map, and if you want to push back on your city council or local police department, our take-action page has the tools to start.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Anna Speaks Out, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.