Changes announced for Flock Safety camera; WV woman celebrates milestone birthday
The short version: WCHS-TV teases unspecified 'changes' to a West Virginia Flock Safety camera, a reminder that ALPR policies shift quietly with little public input.
Our Take
Local news segments like this one from WCHS-TV often bury the lede: a Flock Safety camera is changing in some way, sandwiched between a school gym opening and a birthday party. That framing matters. When ALPR news gets treated as a human-interest filler story rather than a governance story, communities lose track of how these networks expand, what data they collect, and who gets to see it.
We don't know yet what the actual change is — a new camera, a policy tweak, a contract renewal — because the segment doesn't say much beyond the tease. That's exactly the problem. Flock's business model depends on these systems rolling out through city councils and sheriff's offices with minimal scrutiny, and local coverage that doesn't dig into retention periods, audit logs, or who can query the data leaves residents in the dark about surveillance infrastructure now watching their daily commutes.
If you're in West Virginia or anywhere else wondering whether a camera like this is already clocking your plate, check our map to see what's been reported nearby, and visit our take-action page for ways to push your local government toward real transparency instead of a 30-second news blurb.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WCHS-TV, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.