Deflock and Rock!
The short version: A Georgia State Senate candidate puts Flock Safety ALPR surveillance on the campaign trail, signaling the issue is breaking into mainstream politics.
Our Take
When a candidate for state office puts "DeFlock" in a campaign video title, it's a sign the conversation around automated license plate readers is finally leaving the message boards and privacy newsletters and landing on actual ballots. Credit to Alec Miller, running for Georgia State Senate District 31, for using his platform to put Flock Safety's camera network in front of voters rather than letting it stay a quiet line item in a city council budget.
That matters because most ALPR deployments happen with zero public debate — a police chief signs a contract, cameras go up on utility poles, and residents find out when someone notices the hardware or files a records request. Candidates willing to campaign on reining in this kind of surveillance force the issue into daylight, where it belongs. Whether or not you live in his district, it's worth watching how local politics is starting to treat license plate tracking as a live wedge issue rather than a settled matter.
If you want to see how saturated your own neighborhood already is, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait for a candidate to do the work for you, our take-action page has concrete steps for pushing back locally.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Alec Miller for Georgia State Senate 31, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.