#shorts Drone Detector & Flock Camera Jammer Protect Your Privacy!
The short version: A YouTuber named Tuna shows off a gadget claiming to detect drones and 'jam' Flock cameras, but detection and jamming are very different things with very different legal consequences.
Our Take
Credit to Tuna for putting a spotlight on ALPR surveillance in a quick, digestible format — that's exactly the kind of public awareness this fight needs. But we want to flag something important: detecting a Flock camera and jamming one are not the same thing. Passive detection of RF signals or visually spotting a camera pole is generally legal. Actively jamming a government or private surveillance device, on the other hand, can trigger serious federal penalties under FCC rules, since jamming equipment interferes with licensed spectrum regardless of your intent.
We'd rather see people spend their money and energy on things that actually move the needle: knowing where these cameras are, documenting them, and pushing elected officials to vote down new ALPR contracts or sunset existing ones. Gadgets that promise a quick technical fix can give people a false sense of control while the real decision-making — city council votes, police department contracts, data-sharing agreements — happens in rooms most residents never walk into.
If you want to know what's actually watching your plates in your town, check our camera map first. And if you're serious about pushing back, skip the jammer and head to our take-action page for ways to organize against these systems that don't risk a federal fine.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Tuna, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.