We need a map of all the Flock Cameras! Good News! We have it.

Our Take

Credit where it's due: Derrick Todd is pointing at something we've been saying since day one — if a camera network is going to read every plate that passes it, log your location, and quietly feed that data to police departments (and sometimes federal agencies) across the country, the public has a right to know where those cameras are. A video like this landing on a channel outside the usual surveillance-watchdog bubble is a good sign. It means the question of "wait, how many of these things are out there?" is finally reaching people who had no idea Flock Safety existed until their town council quietly approved a contract.

That's exactly the gap we built our camera map to fill. Flock doesn't publish a master list, and most city councils don't either — so the only way to build an accurate picture is crowdsourced reporting from regular people who spot the poles on their street, in their parking lot, outside their kid's school. Every pin added makes the network less invisible and makes it harder for departments to quietly expand coverage without anyone noticing.

Mapping is step one, not the finish line. Knowing where the cameras are is what lets you show up to a city council meeting with specifics instead of vague worry, file the right public records requests, or push back on a renewal vote before it's rubber-stamped. If this video got you thinking about what's watching your own neighborhood, don't stop at curiosity — check our take-action page for concrete ways to push back locally.