Flock Safety Contract Cancellations: Inside the $7.5 Billion ALPR Crisis and the Abuse Them.
The short version: The Innovation Attorney's new video claims LAPD data sparked a wave of Flock Safety contract cancellations nationwide, and we think that's a sign the ALPR backlash is finally catching up to the hype.
Our Take
The Innovation Attorney's latest breakdown digs into something we've been watching for a while: cities quietly walking back their Flock Safety contracts. The video points to an LAPD audit finding a staggering misuse rate in how officers queried the network, and frames that as the spark behind cancellations spreading across more than 20 states. We can't verify every figure in the video independently, but the underlying story lines up with what DeFlock has documented for years — these systems get sold as narrow tools for stolen cars and AMBER Alerts, then get used for everything from immigration sweeps to tracking people seeking abortion care.
What's notable here isn't just the dollar figure attached to Flock's market position — it's that local governments are starting to treat ALPR networks as a liability instead of a free upgrade. Audits like the one referenced in this video matter because they turn vague privacy concerns into hard numbers that city councils can't easily wave away. When a department's own data shows officers running plates for reasons that have nothing to do with public safety, 'trust us' stops being a viable pitch.
If your town has Flock cameras — or you're not sure — check our map to see what's already been deployed near you, and use our action resources to push your local officials for the same kind of scrutiny that's driving these cancellations elsewhere. Credit to The Innovation Attorney for surfacing this data; we'll keep tracking how far this cancellation wave actually spreads.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Innovation Attorney, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.