Meet Will Freeman, the founder of Deflock.org. Flock's CEO called it a Terrorist organization

Our Take

Protect Scottsdale sat down with Will Freeman, the guy behind DeFlock.org, the crowdsourced project mapping ALPR cameras across the country. Depending on how you frame it, that's either a public-safety threat or just... a map. Flock Safety's CEO apparently went with the former, reportedly calling the project a 'terrorist organization' for the crime of letting people see where the cameras pointed at their own streets actually are.

That reaction tells you everything about how the industry wants this conversation to go: cameras everywhere, no public ledger of where they are or who's watching the feed. When a company's response to basic transparency is to reach for the most inflammatory label available, it's worth asking who's actually threatened by sunlight here. Mapping infrastructure that scans every plate that passes isn't sabotage — it's the minimum due diligence a free society should expect.

Give the video a watch and credit Protect Scottsdale for getting Freeman on record. If you want to see what's already been documented near you, check our map, and if you're ready to push back on unchecked ALPR expansion in your own town, our take-action page is the place to start.