Flock cameras and NPRC cameras don't like high voltage
The short version: A YouTube creator highlights reports of Flock and NPRC ALPR cameras failing when exposed to high voltage, underscoring how fragile and unaccountable this surveillance infrastructure really is.
Our Take
Credit to the channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency for flagging an angle most outlets ignore: the physical vulnerability of the ALPR boxes multiplying on utility poles across the country. Whatever you think of the method shown, the underlying point lands — these cameras are not hardened government infrastructure. They're off-the-shelf hardware, often bolted up with minimal oversight, running 24/7 to harvest plate data on every passing driver.
We don't endorse vandalism or illegal tampering with equipment — that's a legal risk for anyone involved, and it doesn't fix the policy problem. The real fix is sunlight: knowing where these cameras are, who's paying for them, and whether your town council ever actually voted to deploy a nationwide surveillance dragnet disguised as 'public safety' tech. That's the fight worth having in public meetings, not in the dark with a multimeter.
If you want to know what's watching your street, check our camera map, and if you'd rather push back through records requests, council meetings, and local organizing, our take-action page has the tools to do it the way that actually sticks.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.