How this bizarre book could take down Flock cameras
The short version: The Meow Library spotlights an unconventional legal/creative angle against Flock ALPRs — we can't verify the specifics, but the core fight against unchecked plate surveillance is very real.
Our Take
The Meow Library has built a following on left-field approaches to surveillance pushback, and this video — teasing some kind of book-based angle on Flock cameras — fits that pattern. We haven't independently verified the legal theory or document being referenced, so we're not going to pretend we know more than the title tells us. What we can say is that creators poking at Flock's legal and procedural weak points matter, because most residents have no idea these cameras exist on their street, let alone how to challenge them.
Whatever the specific angle in this video turns out to be, it's a reminder that Flock's network wasn't installed with much public debate. Contracts get signed by city councils and police chiefs, cameras go up, and the retention policies and data-sharing agreements that govern your license plate's travel history are buried in documents most people never read. Any tool — legal, procedural, or otherwise — that forces more scrutiny onto that process is worth paying attention to, even if the details here are still thin.
Credit to The Meow Library for digging into an unusual thread most outlets won't touch. If you want to see whether Flock or other ALPR systems are already watching your own neighborhood, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action page has concrete steps for showing up at council meetings and filing records requests.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Meow Library, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.