SHOCKING new info on Flock AI Data Base Cameras in Lynn Haven
The short version: Burnie Thompson digs into new details on Flock ALPR cameras in Lynn Haven, and the local pushback deserves wider attention.
Our Take
Burnie Thompson's reporting out of Lynn Haven is exactly the kind of local digging this issue needs. National outlets rarely cover these rollouts, which means it's community journalists and curious residents who end up asking city councils the hard questions: who approved the contract, what's actually being logged, and who gets to query that data. We don't know the specifics Thompson uncovered, but the fact that a local host felt compelled to call it "shocking" is itself a signal that something in the fine print caught people off guard.
That's the pattern we see over and over with Flock Safety deployments — a quiet vote, a press release about "public safety," and then months later residents discover the scope of what got installed and how little oversight exists over retention, sharing, or audit logs. Small towns like Lynn Haven often have the least capacity to negotiate tough terms with a vendor, which makes citizen scrutiny even more essential.
If you're in Florida or anywhere else wondering whether these cameras have already shown up on your streets, check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and visit our take-action page for steps to push back at the local level before the next contract renewal sails through unquestioned.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Burnie Thompson Show, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.