ALARMING: Flock Safety Surveillance Leak [REPORT]
The short version: A new leak investigation by Respectsyoutech, building on Benn Jordan and 404 Media's reporting, shows Flock cameras can be remotely accessed and used to track people in real time, exposing just how exposed this network really is.
Our Take
Respectsyoutech's rundown of Benn Jordan's investigation, built on reporting from 404 Media, is the kind of coverage we wish got more mainstream attention. The video walks through how easily someone outside law enforcement could tap into Flock's camera feeds and follow a person's movements across multiple locations. That's not a hypothetical 'what if the system is misused' scenario — it's a demonstration of how porous the guardrails already are.
Add in Flock's expanding partnership with Ring, where police can request doorbell footage directly through the platform, and you've got a surveillance web that's growing faster than any meaningful oversight can keep up with. 'Voluntary' data-sharing agreements have a way of becoming default expectations once the infrastructure is normalized. The pan-and-track capability on newer camera models only raises the stakes — this isn't just static plate capture anymore, it's active human tracking.
This is exactly why we built our camera map — so people can see what's actually watching their neighborhoods instead of taking Flock's marketing claims at face value. If this kind of access is possible for a journalist with commercial tools, it's worth asking who else has quietly found the same doors open. Check our take-action page if you want to push back on deployments near you.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Respectsyoutech, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.