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The short version: A viral short from creator "Get It?" spotlights Flock Safety cameras, another sign the ALPR surveillance debate is breaking into mainstream, casual internet discourse.
Our Take
When a 15-second short titled simply "Flock..." starts racking up views under #viral, it tells you something: people are noticing these cameras on their own streets, even without a deep explainer. Credit to the channel "Get It?" for putting the name Flock Safety in front of an audience that may have never heard of automated license plate readers before, let alone known one might be bolted to a pole near their house.
That's exactly the problem we track at DeFlock — these systems have spread through thousands of American communities quietly, often with little public debate, while logging the comings and goings of ordinary drivers who've done nothing wrong. A viral short can't cover vendor contracts, data-sharing agreements with federal agencies, or retention policies, and it doesn't try to. But it does what short-form video does best: it makes people pause and ask "wait, what is that camera?"
If this clip sent you down a rabbit hole, keep going. Check our camera map to see what's been documented near you, and visit our take-action page if you want to push back on surveillance creeping into your town.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Get It?, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.