DeFlock CT Launch

Our Take

Credit where it's due: CT Liberty Rally is doing the unglamorous work that actually moves the needle on surveillance policy — organizing neighbors, showing up to town meetings, and turning vague unease about license plate readers into coordinated political pressure. DeFlock CT's launch is another sign that the fight against mass ALPR deployment isn't just happening in statehouses or courtrooms, it's happening on local Facebook groups and in church basements where people decide enough is enough.

Connecticut towns have been quietly signing Flock Safety contracts the same way dozens of other states have — one police department at a time, with little public debate about data retention, who gets access to the footage, or how it interacts with federal agencies. A local group dedicated to tracking and contesting these rollouts is exactly the kind of friction this industry doesn't want. Cameras get installed fastest when nobody's watching the process.

If you're in Connecticut and want to know what's already been installed near you, check our camera map before your town council votes on the next contract. And if you want to turn frustration into action, our take-action resources walk through how to push back at the local level, where these fights are actually won or lost.