A researcher mapped Flock's cameras. Flock wants it gone.
The short version: NOBS covers how Flock tried to squash a researcher's independent map of its ALPR network, proving transparency is the last thing this industry wants.
Our Take
Credit to the NOBS channel for putting a spotlight on Joshua Michael's Flock Surveillance Map and the predictable corporate reflex that followed: when someone builds a public tool showing where these cameras actually are, Flock's instinct isn't to explain its network — it's to make the map disappear. That response tells you everything about how this company views the public's right to know where it's being tracked.
This is the exact fight we exist for. Camera locations aren't trade secrets, they're public infrastructure bolted onto utility poles and stoplights, paid for (directly or indirectly) by taxpayers and installed without most residents ever being asked. A company that bristles at independent mapping efforts is a company that understands transparency is bad for its business model, not just bad PR.
If you want to see how this plays out in your own neighborhood, check our camera map for documented ALPR locations, and if you're ready to push back on installations near you, our take-action guide has concrete steps for city council meetings, public records requests, and organizing locally.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of NOBS, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.