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Imagine going to Vegas and you get Flocked

The Minutemen Report · 3 months ago

The short version: The Minutemen Report flags Flock cameras creeping into Las Vegas, reminding tourists and locals alike that 'what happens in Vegas' now includes getting your plate logged.

Our Take

The Minutemen Report's breakdown of Flock Safety's presence around Las Vegas is a good reminder that surveillance infrastructure doesn't care if you're a local or a tourist just passing through on vacation. Vegas markets itself as the city of anonymity, but ALPR networks quietly log every plate that rolls down the Strip and surrounding corridors, building a timestamped travel record that has nothing to do with catching a specific crime in progress.

The video's point about legal action is worth underlining: most of these deployments happen through quiet city council votes or police department contracts, not public mandate. That means the people who actually have standing to push back are residents who show up to meetings, file records requests, and make noise before another camera goes up on the next street corner. Verifying what's near you is the first step.

We keep a running, crowdsourced inventory of these deployments nationwide. Check our camera map to see what's logging plates in your area, and if you want to do something about it, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back at the local level. Credit to The Minutemen Report for putting a spotlight on Vegas.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Minutemen Report, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.