What Data Is Collected and How It’s Protected
The short version: Flock's own video insists its cameras capture 'vehicle data only' — but that framing conveniently sidesteps how that data is shared, stored, and searched.
Our Take
This is a company explainer, straight from Flock Safety, reassuring viewers that its ALPR network only grabs 'vehicle data' and skips biometrics. Notice the framing: the pitch is about what a single camera captures in isolation, not about what happens once that plate-and-location data joins a nationwide network that local police departments can query, cross-reference, and share with other agencies — sometimes far outside the jurisdiction that installed the camera.
'No biometrics' is a narrow promise. It says nothing about retention windows, audit logs, or how easily investigators in one state can pull travel patterns on someone who's done nothing wrong in another. A system that tracks where your car goes, when, and how often is still building a profile of your life — you don't need a face scan to turn location data into a surveillance dossier.
We appreciate Flock talking about data protection, but a corporate video isn't an independent audit. If you want to see how many of these cameras are already watching your commute, check our camera map, and if you want to push back on unchecked ALPR deployment in your town, visit take action.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Flock, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.