Trump says Flock cameras ‘being studied,’ will reveal stance in coming weeks
The short version: Trump says his administration is 'studying' Flock's ALPR network and will announce a position soon — but vague promises aren't policy.
Our Take
When a sitting president gets asked about license plate surveillance and says it's "being studied," that's not reassurance — it's a stall tactic dressed up as diligence. The Washington Examiner caught Trump acknowledging what local activists, journalists, and privacy advocates have been screaming about for years: Flock's camera network has metastasized across the country with almost no federal guardrails. The fact that this is now big enough to land on a presidential press availability tells you the backlash is working. It also tells you the political class still doesn't have a real answer.
"Studying" a nationwide, largely unregulated surveillance apparatus that logs your movements, shares data across thousands of agencies, and operates with minimal audit trails isn't a neutral holding pattern. Every week without action is another week of cameras going up, more data flowing into Flock's network, and more agencies signing contracts that lock in this infrastructure long before any federal stance materializes. Vague promises of a coming announcement don't slow that down one bit.
We're not waiting on Washington to tell us where these cameras are. Check our map to see what's already watching your neighborhood, and hit take action if you want to push back at the local level — because that's still where most of this fight is actually being decided.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Washington Examiner, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.