Things We Trust More than Flock, GTFOH

Our Take

Credit where it's due: GTFOH Loudon County turned local frustration into a punchy, shareable format, listing everything from a weather forecast to a vending machine as more trustworthy than a Flock camera. It's funny until you remember the punchline — a private vendor's network quietly logging every car that passes through your town, with little public oversight on how that data gets stored, shared, or misused.

What makes this one worth watching isn't just the humor, it's the follow-through. The video names dates, times, and addresses: a county commission meeting and a city council meeting, both open to public comment. That's the actual lever that moves these contracts, not just online outrage. Loudon and Lenoir City are the latest small communities finding out that 'public safety technology' pitches rarely come with real transparency about retention policies, audit access, or who else is tapping into the feed.

If you're in Loudon County or anywhere else wondering whether these cameras have landed near you, check our map to see what's already been deployed, and head to our take-action page for tools to show up informed at your own council meetings.