Cudahy gun range removes Flock cameras after viral video raises privacy concerns

Our Take

Credit to WISN 12 News for catching a small but telling story: once a video of Flock cameras at a Cudahy gun range went viral, staff pulled the units down within days. No city council vote, no lengthy audit, no corporate PR campaign — just regular people noticing the cameras, asking questions, and making enough noise that the business decided it wasn't worth the backlash.

That's the part worth sitting with. Flock's whole business model depends on these cameras being invisible, bolted to a pole or tucked into a parking lot where nobody thinks to ask who's reading their plate, how long the data sits in a database, or who else gets access to it. A gun range of all places is a useful reminder that ALPR creep doesn't ask permission before showing up in places people assume are private, and that it often takes an ordinary citizen with a phone to force the conversation Flock would rather not have.

One removed camera in Cudahy won't dent a nationwide network, but it shows the model: spot it, document it, publicize it. Check our map to see what's already been logged near you, and if you find something that shouldn't be there, our take-action page walks you through what to do next.