Privacy for him, surveillance for you? Flock's CEO lives like a fortress, yet his company watches Am
The short version: A new video from the channel Yes! asks why Flock Safety's CEO reportedly guards his own privacy while his cameras track millions of Americans daily.
Our Take
The irony practically writes itself: a company built on scanning every plate that passes a Flock camera is run by executives who, per this video from the channel Yes!, seem to value their own privacy a great deal more than they value yours. We can't verify every detail of the creator's claims, but the broader pattern they're pointing at is real and well-documented — surveillance companies routinely ask the public to accept tradeoffs their leadership would never accept for themselves.
This isn't just a 'gotcha' about hypocrisy. It cuts to the core problem with ALPR networks like Flock's: the people deciding how much surveillance is 'reasonable' are rarely the ones living under it. Decisions about data retention, police access, and camera placement get made in boardrooms, then rolled out in neighborhoods where residents never voted on any of it. If a company's own leadership wants a fortress of privacy, that's a pretty strong signal about what they think unchecked surveillance actually feels like.
Credit to Yes! for putting a face on a debate that's often reduced to policy jargon. If this video has you wondering what's watching your own street, check our camera map to see nearby Flock devices, and head to our take-action page for ways to push back at the local level.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Yes!, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.