Magic Spray Make License Plate Invisible (@poonchoi) #shorts

Our Take

VidXiv's short, credited to @poonchoi, shows a spray that supposedly makes a license plate vanish from cameras. It's the kind of clip built for virality — quick, slick, and short on details about how or why it might work. Even the video itself admits it's illegal, which should tell you something: this isn't a real solution, it's a stunt.

Here's the problem with chasing gimmicks like this: obscuring your own plate is a misdemeanor in most states, and it does nothing to address the actual infrastructure quietly logging millions of drivers every day. Flock Safety's ALPR cameras aren't just parked at your local Walmart — they're networked, retained, and often shared across agencies with little public oversight. A spray can't fix that. Policy fights, public records requests, and community pressure can.

If you want to know what's actually watching you, skip the magic spray and check our camera map to see what's near you. Then head to take action for real, legal ways to push back on unchecked ALPR surveillance in your town.