Can You Opt Out of Flock Cameras? One Whole Town Did #Shorts
The short version: A short from Unhypers spotlights a town that ditched Flock cameras, exposing how flimsy the company's 'opt-out' promises really are.
Our Take
Credit to Unhypers for surfacing a story that Flock would rather you not think about too hard: a whole town said no thanks and got its cameras pulled. That's proof local pushback works — but it also underscores how rare and fragile that outcome is. Most towns never get a real vote; a city council quietly signs a contract and the cameras just show up.
The bit about Flock's privacy policy claiming it 'can't verify whose license plate is whose' is worth sitting with. That's the company's own hedge — an admission that this system sweeps up everyone's plate data indiscriminately, opt-out be damned, because there is no real individual opt-out. You're not a customer with a preference setting. You're a data point in a dragnet that doesn't care about consent.
If your town hasn't had this fight yet, don't wait for a viral video to start it. Check our map to see what's already watching your streets, and use our take-action resources to push back before the contract's already signed.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Unhypers, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.