Nationwide fight over Flock cameras reaches the DMV
The short version: WUSA9's Eric Flack shows the Flock fight spreading to DMV records and data-sharing fights, proof this is a nationwide accountability problem, not a local one.
Our Take
Credit to Eric Flack and WUSA9 for tracking how the Flock Safety fight keeps mutating. First it was city councils quietly approving camera contracts. Now it's reaching into DMV data flows and access questions — who gets to query these systems, under what authority, and with what oversight. That's the real story here: ALPR networks don't stay contained to the jurisdiction that installed them. Data gets shared, pooled, and queried across state lines with a thinness of accountability that should worry anyone who cares about due process.
The DMV angle matters because it exposes a pattern we keep seeing — these systems get sold as narrow public-safety tools, then quietly expand into broader surveillance infrastructure with almost no public debate about scope or consent. When a state agency's records become part of that pipeline, the question isn't hypothetical anymore. It's who's watching your movements right now, and what recourse you have if that access gets abused.
If you want to see how far this network reaches near you, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back on a local deployment, our take-action guide walks through where to start.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of WUSA9, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.