They are hiding mobile Flock Cameras now

Our Take

If the footage from Orwell Day holds up, it's a textbook example of why so many Americans are losing patience with Flock Safety and the agencies that deploy its cameras. A speed-radar box is the kind of thing drivers are trained to ignore as routine traffic enforcement — not a disguised license-plate reader quietly logging every car that passes. When surveillance hardware is built to look like something else, the public can't even exercise the bare minimum of awareness required to make informed choices about their own movements.

This isn't just a privacy nitpick. Flock's pitch to city councils has always leaned on the idea of 'transparency' and 'community safety,' but hiding cameras inside unrelated equipment undercuts that framing entirely. If departments are willing to obscure what the devices are, it's fair to ask what else isn't being disclosed about retention windows, data-sharing agreements, or who can query the system. Credit to Orwell Day for digging into the hardware itself rather than just repeating press releases — that kind of on-the-ground verification is exactly what keeps this industry honest.

We'd encourage readers to check our camera map to see what's already been documented nearby, and to use our take-action resources if you want to push back on secretive deployments in your own town.