President Trump Weighs in on Growing Concern Over Flock Cameras - 08/17/26
The short version: RSBN reports that Flock Safety's ALPR network has become big enough to draw a reaction from President Trump, underscoring how mainstream the backlash has grown.
Our Take
When a niche surveillance-policy fight starts showing up in remarks from the President of the United States, that's a sign the issue has broken out of local city council meetings and into the national conversation. Right Side Broadcasting Network's clip captures that moment, and whatever you think of the messenger, the underlying concern is one we've been tracking for a while: a privately run network of license plate cameras has quietly blanketed thousands of American communities with little public debate.
We're not going to pretend we know the full context of what was said or put words in anyone's mouth — watch the video yourself and judge the specifics. What we can say is that bipartisan unease about Flock's reach isn't a fluke. Conservatives worried about government overreach and liberals worried about civil liberties have both been raising flags about a system that logs the movements of ordinary drivers who've done nothing wrong, often without their city council ever taking a public vote on it.
That's exactly why we built our camera map — so residents can see for themselves how many ALPRs are watching their own streets instead of relying on secondhand claims from any politician or pundit. If this video gets you thinking about who's tracking your plate and why, don't stop at watching — check our take-action page for ways to push back at the local level, where these decisions actually get made.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Right Side Broadcasting Network, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.