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The short version: An Idaho county reportedly rejecting Flock Safety cameras shows local resistance to ALPR surveillance is spreading beyond the usual coastal suspects.
Our Take
The Gem State Brief bundles its Idaho roundup into quick hits, but the detail that stands out to us is the "anti-flock county" item. We don't have the full context on which county or what prompted the pushback, but the fact that it's newsworthy at all tells you something: Flock Safety's expansion into red, rural, and deeply privacy-skeptical parts of the country isn't going as smoothly as the company's sales pitch suggests.
Idaho has a strong streak of "stay out of my business" politics, and that instinct cuts both ways on surveillance tech. A county saying no to networked license plate cameras is exactly the kind of local friction we want to see more of — elected officials asking hard questions before a vendor contract turns their roads into a 24/7 tracking grid feeding data to agencies far outside their jurisdiction.
We'd love to see county commissioners anywhere follow this lead instead of rubber-stamping ALPR deals because a sales rep promised it'll catch stolen cars. Check our camera map to see what's already watching your plates, and if your own county hasn't had this debate yet, our take-action page has what you need to start it. Credit to The Gem State Brief for flagging the story even in a quick weekly clip.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Gem State Brief, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.