Flock Camera Tracker: 138,000+ License Plate Reader Cameras Mapped (Android App)
The short version: A new Android app from the Flock Camera Tracker channel maps 138,000+ ALPR cameras, putting Flock's own surveillance sprawl in plain sight for drivers.
Our Take
There's something fitting about surveillance infrastructure getting mapped right back at the companies deploying it. The creator behind Flock Camera Tracker has put together an Android app charting more than 138,000 automated license plate reader cameras nationwide, which gives everyday drivers a tool to actually see how dense this network has become in their own neighborhoods. Credit to them for doing the unglamorous work of crowdsourcing and verifying camera locations at this scale — that's exactly the kind of grassroots accountability that keeps pace with how fast Flock Safety keeps expanding.
What this number really underscores is how normalized constant vehicle tracking has become without most residents ever voting on it or even knowing it's there. A city council approves a handful of cameras for "stolen vehicle recovery" and within a few years those feeds are networked into a system that can reconstruct anyone's daily movements. Tools like this app don't stop that expansion, but they make it visible, and visibility is the first step toward pushing back.
If you want to see what this looks like where you live, check our camera map, and if you're ready to do something about it, our take-action resources have concrete steps for raising this with local officials.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flock Camera Tracker, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.