Police want doorbell camera video
The short version: KSDK reports on a local police push to register doorbell cameras—another 'voluntary' step toward a networked, always-on surveillance grid.
Our Take
KSDK News covers what sounds like a small, neighborly ask: register your doorbell camera so police know where to find footage. It's framed as voluntary, community-driven, and low-key — the same language used to roll out Flock Safety ALPR networks across the country. But "voluntary" registries have a way of becoming default infrastructure. Once police have a map of every camera on a block, requesting footage becomes routine, and residents who never agreed to be part of a surveillance dragnet get swept into one anyway.
These programs don't exist in isolation. Doorbell camera registries, license plate readers, and facial recognition tip lines are all pieces of the same puzzle: a patchwork of private devices quietly stitched into government watch lists. No warrant, no public vote, just a spreadsheet of addresses and footage-on-demand. Credit to KSDK for putting this in front of viewers, but the bigger story is how these "opt-in" systems normalize mass surveillance one doorbell at a time.
If you want to see how far this has already spread in your area, check our camera map, and if you'd rather not be part of the next registry, our take-action page has practical steps.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of KSDK News, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.