Flock rolling out new safety protocols for their cameras after growing scrutiny
The short version: WBIR reports Flock is adding 'safety protocols' after scrutiny — but new policies don't erase 120,000 cameras already logging where Americans drive.
Our Take
Credit to WBIR Channel 10 for digging into this: when a surveillance vendor with 120,000+ cameras across 49 states starts announcing new "safety protocols," that's not a sign everything is fine — it's a sign the scrutiny is working. Flock doesn't rewrite its playbook because things are going smoothly. Companies tighten up when reporters, lawmakers, and residents start asking uncomfortable questions about who can access ALPR data, how long it's kept, and what happens when it's misused.
Here's the problem with "new protocols" as a response: they're voluntary, they're set by the company selling the surveillance, and they can be quietly rolled back once the news cycle moves on. A policy update doesn't change the basic architecture — cameras photographing every plate that passes, building a searchable log of where you live, work, worship, and who you visit. No internal safety memo fixes that core design choice. Real accountability means public oversight, audits, and ordinances with teeth, not a corporate press release.
If you want to know whether these systems are already watching your street, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not wait for the next "growing scrutiny" headline, see what you can do locally at take action.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WBIR Channel 10, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.