August 12, 2021 - Community Town Hall Meeting - Flock Camera System
The short version: A 2021 Morgan Hill town hall recording shows local officials pitching Flock ALPRs to residents, a template still used nationwide to fast-track surveillance with minimal scrutiny.
Our Take
Credit to CityOfMorganHill for keeping this town hall on the public record. Watching a city government walk residents through the Flock Safety pitch back in August 2021 is a useful time capsule — it shows how these systems get sold to communities from the very start: as a narrow tool for solving specific crimes, with little discussion of data retention, third-party access, or how the network expands once it's approved.
These town halls matter because they're often the only real public input a city gets before cameras start reading every plate that drives through. Once the system is live, oversight tends to fade and the footprint quietly grows block by block, county by county. If you want to see how far that expansion has gone since 2021, check our camera map to find out what's tracking your own routes today.
If your city is having — or has already had — one of these meetings, don't assume the conversation is over once the vote passes. Public comment periods, records requests, and council meetings are still the best leverage residents have. Head to take action for concrete steps on pushing back where you live.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of CityOfMorganHill, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.