Flock AI Surveillance Camera LABELED in Rosslyn, Virginia
The short version: A grassroots poster campaign in Rosslyn, Virginia bluntly rebrands a Flock ALPR as an "AI Spy Cam," and Better Neighbors Network caught it on camera.
Our Take
Sometimes the most effective media criticism is a piece of paper taped to a pole. Better Neighbors Network's clip from Rosslyn shows a resident doing what Flock Safety's marketing department never will: calling the device what it is. "AI Spy Cam" isn't hyperbole, it's accurate shorthand for a camera that reads every plate that passes, timestamps it, geotags it, and feeds it into a growing national database that local agencies, and sometimes federal ones, can query without a warrant.
This is the kind of low-tech pushback that spreads because it's honest and visible. Flock installs these cameras quietly, often with little public notice or debate, betting that most drivers never look up. A hand-lettered sign flips that script, forcing a conversation on the sidewalk instead of in a closed city council memo. Credit to the creator for documenting it, these small acts of labeling and naming are how communities start pushing back against surveillance normalization.
If you've spotted a Flock camera near you, labeled or not, add it to our map so neighbors can see where the cameras actually are. And if you want to push your city council to question these contracts before renewal, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Better Neighbors Network, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.