This Website Shows Flock Cameras Near You
The short version: Security with Sam walks viewers through DeFlock's crowdsourced map, showing a practical way to see where ALPR cameras are actually watching in their area.
Our Take
Credit to Security with Sam for putting a spotlight on something we think every American should know how to do: pull up a map and see where automated license plate readers are actually watching them drive. It's a simple demo, but that's exactly the point. This isn't hacker-only OSINT stuff, it's a tool anyone with a phone can use in five minutes.
The video is right to flag that coverage isn't guaranteed. DeFlock runs on crowdsourced reporting, which means the map is only as good as the eyes and effort of people willing to document what Flock and other ALPR vendors are quietly bolting onto poles, signs, and traffic lights in their own neighborhoods. That's not a weakness, that's the whole model. Corporate surveillance networks don't publish their own camera inventories, so the public has to build one from the ground up.
If this video got you curious, don't just check your area once and move on. Go add the cameras you spot on the map, and if you want to push back on this stuff beyond documenting it, check out our take-action resources for ways to raise it with your city council or police department.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Security with Sam, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.