They're watching. Watch them back. #flock #governmentaccountability
The short version: A short clip from Michael Webb turns the surveillance lens around, urging citizens to track their city council's Flock decisions before it's too late.
Our Take
Michael Webb's clip is barely a teaser, but the message lands: if a city is going to bolt ALPR cameras to every corner, someone needs to be in the room when that decision gets made. He says the full City Council meeting footage is coming this weekend, which is exactly the kind of follow-through this beat needs — press releases and vendor pitch decks don't tell you what a council actually debated, or didn't.
This is the unglamorous, essential work of fighting mass surveillance: showing up to council meetings, asking who approved the Flock contract, how much it costs, and what oversight exists once the cameras go live. Most communities never get this scrutiny. Cameras get installed quietly, folded into a "public safety" line item, and nobody outside the department knows the system exists until a plate gets flagged wrongly or the data gets shared with an agency nobody voted to share it with.
Watching them back means knowing where the cameras already are and pushing back before more go up. Check our map for what's near you, and if your own council is quietly approving ALPR contracts, our take-action page has a starting point for showing up like Webb did.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Michael Webb, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.