Devices That Can Actually Detect Flock Safety Cameras
The short version: Valleytech Custom Solutions rounds up six DIY gadgets that sniff out Flock Safety ALPR cameras, arming everyday people with counter-surveillance tools.
Our Take
Give credit where it's due: Valleytech Custom Solutions just did the legwork most of us wish someone would do, testing six different devices — from Colonel Panic's OUI-SPY to the nyanBOX — that can actually detect the wireless signatures Flock Safety cameras give off. This isn't theoretical. These are open-source builds, web flashers, and firmware repos that regular people can grab and start using in their own neighborhoods.
That matters because Flock's entire business model depends on being invisible. Cameras get bolted to poles quietly, data gets piped into a nationwide network, and most residents never know a camera is watching their commute until they stumble on it — or until a mistaken match sends police to the wrong door. Tools that let ordinary citizens detect and document these devices flip the power dynamic, even slightly. Detection is the first step toward accountability, and accountability is the thing Flock has spent years avoiding.
If you want to see what's already been mapped in your area, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on installations near you, our take-action page has the playbook. The more people running detection hardware and logging what they find, the harder it gets for this industry to operate in the shadows.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Valleytech Custom Solutions, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.