Police Can Track Your Car. Who’s Tracking Them?
The short version: Black Hive Films spotlights how Flock's own audit trail exposed alleged misuse by cops in Savannah, proving oversight only works when someone actually checks the logs.
Our Take
Black Hive Films lays out the uncomfortable math here: a Washington Post investigation found more than 69 police officials accused, charged, or convicted of misusing ALPR systems like Flock, and Savannah's own internal audit turned up four former department employees allegedly accessing the network for "non law enforcement purposes." Charged, not convicted, but the pattern is the point — these systems get abused, and we only find out when somebody bothers to look.
That's the whole scam of the "it's just a tool for police" pitch. Flock's business model depends on trust that departments will self-police a database that can track anyone's movements without a warrant. Savannah's audit is being held up as a win, but ask yourself how many agencies running these cameras never audit anything, and how many misuse cases never surface because no reporter or watchdog forced the issue. The 69 cases the Post found are the ones that got caught.
Credit to Black Hive Films for tying a national investigation to a local scandal and making the stakes concrete. If you want to see how far this network has spread near you, check our camera map, and if you think your city council should be asking these audit questions before renewing a Flock contract, our take-action page has what you need to push back.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Black Hive Films, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.