What The Flock?

Our Take

Corey Hall's "What The Flock?" gets at something we harp on constantly here at DeFlock The USA: the quiet slide from "these cameras keep you safe" to "these cameras know every place you've ever driven." When the trip to the grocery store, the pharmacy, or your kid's school becomes a data point in a nationwide network, the old justification stops making sense. Safety doesn't require a permanent log of your movements — but that's exactly what Flock Safety's ALPR network quietly builds, one intersection at a time.

What makes this kind of video valuable isn't new revelations — it's reach. Most people still have no idea their town signed a contract with Flock, let alone how many cameras are bolted to poles on their daily commute. Corey Hall putting it in plain terms for a general audience is how this issue stops being a niche concern for privacy nerds and starts becoming something city councils actually have to answer for.

If this got you wondering what's watching you specifically, don't just wonder — go look. Check our map for documented ALPR locations near you, and if you find something, help us track it. Then head to take-action for ways to push back at the local level, because these systems get approved in city council meetings most residents never hear about.