Milford residents speak out over Flock cameras
The short version: Milford, Connecticut residents are pushing back on Flock ALPR cameras, echoing a pattern of local pushback popping up nationwide.
Our Take
WFSB 3's report out of Milford is another entry in a growing catalog: a town quietly adopts Flock Safety's license plate readers, and then residents start asking who approved this, what it costs, and where all that driving data actually goes. Credit to WFSB for putting actual Milford residents on camera instead of just running Flock's press-release talking points about "community safety."
What's notable isn't that Milford is unique — it's that it isn't. The same script plays out from small New England towns to sprawling Sun Belt counties: a police department signs a contract, cameras go up on utility poles and intersections, and only afterward do residents learn their comings and goings are being logged and shared, sometimes well outside town lines. Flock's own network design encourages exactly that kind of quiet, low-friction expansion, which is precisely why local pushback matters. It's often the only check in the process.
If you're in Milford or anywhere else wondering whether you're already being tracked, check our camera map to see what's nearby, and if you want to push back the way these residents are, our take-action page has concrete next steps.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WFSB 3, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.