How to be alone, self love and respect + flock cameras
The short version: A personal-growth podcast unexpectedly wades into Flock camera surveillance, showing how mainstream the backlash has become.
Our Take
It says something about where we are as a country when a video about self-love and learning to be alone also finds room to talk about Flock cameras. The Honestly Podcast isn't a surveillance-beat channel, but ALPR dragnets have become so pervasive that they're bleeding into conversations that have nothing to do with policy or privacy law. That's worth noting on its own.
We don't have a transcript or detailed description to pick apart here, so we won't pretend to know exactly what claims were made. But the broader point stands: Flock Safety's network of automated license plate readers has quietly spread into thousands of neighborhoods, logging the comings and goings of ordinary people who've never been accused of anything. When even a lifestyle and mindset channel feels compelled to mention it, that's a signal the public conversation is shifting, whether law enforcement agencies and city councils are ready for it or not.
Credit to The Honestly Podcast for putting this topic in front of an audience that might not otherwise encounter it. If this is the first you're hearing about Flock cameras, start by checking our camera map to see what's tracking your own street, then head to our take-action page to learn how to push back.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Honestly Podcast, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.