Flock CEO calls DeFlock a "Terrorist Organization"
The short version: NAGR's Dudley Brown claims Flock's CEO branded DeFlock a 'terrorist organization,' spotlighting how camera-network critics get smeared for simply mapping surveillance.
Our Take
Credit to the National Association for Gun Rights and host Rob Maness for putting a spotlight on Flock Safety's reach, even if gun rights and license-plate surveillance seem like an odd pairing at first glance. Dudley Brown's core point lands regardless of the political lane it's coming from: a nationwide network of plate-reading cameras that logs where you drive, day after day, is a movement-tracking system whether the target is a gun owner, a protester, an abortion patient, or nobody in particular.
The headline claim — that Flock's own CEO allegedly labeled DeFlock a 'terrorist organization' — is worth sitting with. We haven't independently verified the exact quote or context, but if a surveillance vendor is reaching for that kind of language against people who simply document camera locations and push for transparency, that's a tell. It's a lot easier to smear the mapmakers than to answer basic questions about retention windows, data-sharing agreements, and who gets to query the system.
'Nothing to hide, nothing to fear' has never been a real answer to a technology that records everyone's movements by default, no warrant required. If you want to see what's actually watching your street, check the map, and if your city council hasn't had a public debate about its Flock contract yet, use our take-action resources to make sure they do.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of National Association for Gun Rights, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.