The New Pornographers in Saxapahaw; Burlington Sock Puppet Season Opener; Flock Cameras in Alamance
The short version: A local Alamance County creator folds Flock Safety ALPR cameras into his weekly roundup, a reminder that surveillance creep is now just another item on the community news ticker.
Our Take
Credit to Tyler at Localite for even mentioning Flock cameras in the same breath as sock puppets and indie rock shows — that's exactly how normalized this technology has become. When license plate readers show up as a footnote in a roundup about local color, it tells you Alamance County residents are starting to notice these poles popping up on their roads, even if the coverage stays light on specifics.
We don't have the transcript details here, but the pattern is familiar: a county or town quietly signs a contract with Flock Safety, cameras go up at intersections and neighborhood entrances, and most people only learn about it from a local creator's aside rather than a public hearing. That's the problem. These systems log every passing vehicle, build a searchable history of where people go, and get shared across jurisdictions with little public input on retention or access policies.
If you're in Alamance or anywhere else wondering whether you're being tracked, check our camera map to see what's documented near you, and if you want to push back on secretive deployments, our take-action page has steps for getting answers from local officials.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Localite, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.