Flock camera detection on NyanBox #Nyanbox #NyanBox
The short version: A creator demos the NyanBox gadget spotting Flock ALPR cameras, underscoring growing public interest in DIY tools for tracking the trackers.
Our Take
Credit to andrew hodgkin11 for putting a consumer-level detection gadget to the test against Flock Safety's camera network. We can't verify the NyanBox's technical claims or accuracy from a short demo video, but the fact that everyday people are building and testing tools to detect ALPR surveillance says a lot about where we are as a country. When citizens feel the need to carry a gadget just to know when they're being scanned on a public road, that's a sign the surveillance has outpaced the oversight.
Flock's pitch has always been that these cameras are passive, narrow, and limited to public safety use. But the quiet proliferation of thousands of units across neighborhoods, highways, and small towns — often installed with zero public hearing — is exactly why independent verification tools and grassroots mapping matter. Whether or not any single gadget lives up to the hype, the underlying instinct is correct: don't just take the vendor's word for it, document what's actually out there.
That's the same instinct behind our own project. If you want to see what's already been documented in your area, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion in your community, our take-action page has concrete next steps.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of andrew hodgkin11, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.