ArtPrize says their FlockX system is not associated with Flock Safety as first weekend kicks off
The short version: ArtPrize had to publicly deny any link to Flock Safety after its FlockX marketing tech sparked confusion, a telling sign of the brand's surveillance notoriety.
Our Take
Credit to 13 On Your Side for catching this one: an arts festival had to issue a statement just to clarify that its "FlockX" tech platform isn't the same company bolting license plate cameras to poles across the country. That mix-up says a lot. When a name alone is enough to make people assume "surveillance company," it means Flock Safety has become a household word for the wrong reasons.
It's a small story, but it reflects something real: Flock's footprint — and its reputation — has grown so large that the public now pattern-matches on the name itself, not just the hardware. That kind of brand recognition usually takes decades to build. Flock built it in a few years by quietly wiring thousands of cities into a nationwide plate-tracking network, often with little public debate before install day.
If you're curious whether that kind of gear is already watching your own neighborhood, check our camera map — and if you find one, our take-action guide walks you through how to push back at the local level.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of 13 ON YOUR SIDE, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.