AT LEAST 18 POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT USING FLOCK CAMERAS TO STALK EXES AND PRIVATE CITIZENS
The short version: Creator Devin compiles reports of at least 18 officers misusing Flock ALPR access to track exes and private citizens, exposing how thin the 'audit log' safeguard really is.
Our Take
Flock Safety loves to point to its audit logs as proof the system polices itself. Devin's roundup is a reminder that a log only matters if someone's actually watching it — and in case after case, nobody was, until an ex-partner or a nosy neighbor got scared enough to report it. Eighteen officers isn't a few rogue actors; it's a pattern that shows the technology's built-in trust model is broken by design.
These aren't hypothetical slippery-slope arguments anymore. A network built to find stolen cars and Amber Alert suspects is just as easy to turn into a personal surveillance tool for anyone with a badge and a login. When the barrier between 'public safety tool' and 'stalking device' is a department's internal honor system, you should expect exactly the abuse we keep seeing reported.
Credit to Devin for pulling these cases together in one place — that kind of documentation is exactly what keeps departments from quietly burying misuse. If you want to see whether cameras like these are already watching your streets, check our map, and if you'd rather not wait for the next scandal before your city asks questions, head to take action for ways to push back now.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Devin, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.