Homemade signal blocker
The short version: A DIY-signal-blocker video shows the lengths frustrated drivers will go to escape ALPR tracking — but the real fix is policy, not jammers.
Our Take
The channel Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency dropped a video on building a homemade signal blocker, and whatever you think of the method, the underlying frustration is real: people are tired of being tracked block by block and want a way out. We appreciate the creator putting a spotlight on how invasive this surveillance dragnet has become, even when the proposed fix veers into legally murky territory — jamming devices violate FCC rules and can knock out emergency communications along with your local Flock camera, which isn't a trade worth making.
The bigger issue here isn't gadgetry, it's architecture. Flock Safety and similar ALPR networks were sold to city councils as a narrow tool for recovering stolen cars, and they've quietly become a nationwide location-tracking system that logs every plate, every time, often without warrants, retention limits, or public oversight. When citizens start building garage-shop countermeasures, that's a signal (pun intended) that the normal channels of consent and accountability have broken down.
If you want to know what's actually watching your street, check our camera map before you reach for a soldering iron. And if you'd rather fight this at the policy level — where it actually sticks — head over to take-action for ways to push back on your local government's surveillance contracts.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Digital ID, Mass Surveillance and Digital Currency, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.