They are putting cameras in people's yards!
The short version: A Gulf Shores creator's short documents Flock cameras popping up near private yards and a local petition pushing back, echoing a national pattern of zero-consent installs.
Our Take
Credit to Tymanthefirst for putting a face on something we hear about constantly: a camera appears on a pole near your property line, pointed at your driveway or yard, and nobody asked you anything. No town hall, no mailer, no vote — just a contract between a city council and a surveillance vendor, and suddenly your daily comings and goings are a data point in a company's network. That's the Flock Safety playbook, and it's playing out in Baldwin County the same way it has in hundreds of towns across the country.
The LAPD detail is worth sitting with. If a major metropolitan police department is walking away from its Flock contract over data ownership and civil liberties concerns, that's not fringe paranoia — it's a signal that even law enforcement agencies are realizing they don't control what happens to the footage once it leaves the camera. Small towns like Gulf Shores often have far less leverage, less legal staff, and less public scrutiny than LA, which makes them easier targets for vendors looking to expand quietly.
Petitions and local pressure campaigns like this one are exactly how these systems get rolled back — Grinnell and other towns have proven it works. If you want to see what's already been installed near you, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back locally, 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 Tymanthefirst, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.