If you're mad about Flock surveillance...
The short version: Independent journalist Carey Wedler channels public anger over Flock Safety's ALPR network, and we think that anger is exactly the fuel this fight needs.
Our Take
Carey Wedler's video taps into something we hear constantly: people are mad about Flock Safety cameras popping up on their streets, and they don't know where to direct that frustration. That's a healthy starting point. Anger without information fizzles out fast, but anger paired with facts about how these ALPR networks actually operate — who can query them, how long the data sits around, and how little oversight most city councils apply before signing a contract — turns into pressure that actually changes policy.
We don't know the full argument Wedler makes in the video, but the premise alone is worth amplifying: Flock's pitch of 'just one camera, just for solving crimes' rarely matches the reality of a growing, interconnected surveillance grid that tracks ordinary people's movements by default. That gap between marketing and function is exactly why independent coverage like this matters — it's not coming from a vendor's press release or a police department's talking points.
If this video got you fired up, don't let it stop at frustration. Check our camera map to see what's already deployed near you, and head to our take-action page for concrete steps — public records requests, city council scripts, and more — to push back before the next contract gets signed.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Carey Wedler, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.