No Plate No Problem #DeFlock
The short version: Creator Ian Logan pokes at how Flock's ALPR network handles vehicles without a readable plate, spotlighting gaps in a surveillance system sold as foolproof.
Our Take
Ian Logan's "No Plate No Problem" is a reminder that the marketing around Flock Safety cameras — near-total, always-accurate vehicle tracking — doesn't always match reality. Whether a plate is missing, obscured, or just hard to read, these edge cases matter because they expose the gap between what these systems claim to do and what they actually capture. That gap matters because police departments and city councils are told these networks are precise, reliable evidence generators, and that framing is used to justify expanding them into more neighborhoods with less oversight.
We're not here to encourage dodging the law, but the broader point stands: a surveillance dragnet built on license plate recognition is only as good as the plates it can read, and the blind spots in that system deserve public scrutiny just as much as its capabilities do. Credit to Ian Logan for putting a spotlight on this instead of letting Flock's sales pitch go unchallenged.
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This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Ian Logan, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.