Flock says "I value my privacy" while filming the public. The irony is laughable. ðŸ˜
The short version: A TrendStorm clip catches Flock Safety guarding its own privacy while its cameras track every plate on public roads—textbook surveillance hypocrisy.
Our Take
Credit to TrendStorm for catching this one on camera, because you really can't write satire this good. A company that makes its money photographing your car, your movements, and your daily patterns apparently gets a little squeamish when the lens points back at it. That's not a gotcha, that's the whole business model laid bare: privacy is for the watchers, not the watched.
This is the core problem with ALPR networks like Flock's — they're built on a one-way mirror. Residents never asked for a camera on every corner logging their plate, their timestamp, and their location to a searchable database, yet that's the default now in thousands of towns. When the company running that system bristles at being filmed in public, it's worth sitting with that double standard for a second, because it says plenty about how differently they value their own privacy versus yours.
If you want to see just how far this network already reaches near you, check out our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on a city council or push for an opt-out policy, our take-action page has the tools to get started.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of TrendStorm, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.