Katie Britt ‘deeply concerned’ about Flock cameras, asks DOJ for safeguards
The short version: A sitting senator publicly worries about Flock camera misuse and pushes DOJ for safeguards — proof this issue is breaking out of activist circles into the mainstream.
Our Take
Credit to AL.com for getting a sitting U.S. Senator on record. When Katie Britt says she's "deeply concerned" about ALPR misuse and asks the DOJ for safeguards, that's a signal worth paying attention to. This isn't a local council fight anymore — it's reaching Capitol Hill, and that matters because federal inertia has let thousands of these cameras go up with zero national standards on retention, access, or audit trails.
We'll believe it when we see legislation text, not just a press-friendly statement of concern. Senators ask agencies for "safeguards" all the time and then nothing changes while the camera count keeps climbing. The real test is whether this turns into actual limits on data sharing, mandatory audit logs, and consequences for departments that let Flock access turn into a general-purpose surveillance tool for anyone with a badge and a login.
In the meantime, the deployment doesn't pause for Washington to catch up. Check our camera map to see what's already watching your plate, and if you want to push back locally instead of waiting on DOJ guidance, our take-action page has the tools to do it.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of AL.com, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.