Growing backlash amid privacy concerns over Flock cameras
The short version: CBS Mornings puts a national spotlight on growing public pushback against Flock Safety's license plate cameras, a sign the surveillance debate is going mainstream.
Our Take
When a legacy outlet like CBS Mornings leads with "growing backlash" over Flock Safety, it's a signal this isn't just an internet-forum concern anymore — it's kitchen-table news. For years, these camera networks expanded quietly into neighborhoods, HOAs, and small-town police budgets with little public debate about who gets access to the data, how long it's stored, or what happens when it's misused. Segments like this one matter because they force the conversation into living rooms that never knew a camera on their corner was logging their plate every time they drove to work.
Credit to CBS Mornings for putting a national lens on what local reporters and privacy advocates have been flagging for a while: these aren't just traffic cameras, they're a surveillance dragnet that tracks ordinary people's movements regardless of suspicion. The fact that "over the weekend" incidents are now prompting mainstream scrutiny suggests the public is catching up to how normalized this infrastructure has become — often without a single public vote.
If this story has you wondering what's watching your own street, check our camera map to see what's nearby, and visit our take-action page for ways to push back at the local level before another network gets installed without anyone asking.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of CBS Mornings, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.