Flock Security Doesn't Want To Be Filmed But They Are Filming You...
The short version: A JVJ Network video spotlights the irony of Flock Safety resisting cameras pointed at it while blanketing American streets with its own.
Our Take
The JVJ Network's latest upload captures something we point out constantly here at DeFlock The USA: the company that built a nationwide network of license plate cameras gets noticeably uncomfortable when the lens turns the other way. That discomfort is the story. A business model premised on recording every passing vehicle, pooling that data across thousands of jurisdictions, and selling access to police departments doesn't get to claim privacy for itself when a citizen journalist shows up with a camera and some questions.
This isn't just an awkward PR moment, it's a pattern worth watching. Companies that profit from pervasive surveillance tend to treat transparency as something owed to them, not something they owe the public. Flock's cameras sit on public roads, collect data on people who never consented to a profile being built from their daily movements, and operate largely outside the kind of oversight that would apply to, say, a government wiretap. When the people running that system flinch at a camera pointed at them, it says a lot about who they think should have power in this relationship.
Credit to JVJ Network for pressing on this. If you want to see how far this network of cameras actually reaches in your own community, check out our camera map, and if you're ready to push back, our take-action resources are a good place to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The JVJ Network, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.