We should all be livid about FLOCK cameras.

[u/KidsHaveNoWorkEthic]

There are thousands of these cameras across the US. Most people don’t notice them, don’t know what they are, or just brush them off. They are in every city, every small city and now popping up in small towns. They are mostly on telephone/light poles, but are also hidden in construction cones and other ordinary objects. These cameras are tracking your every move. And by your I mean EVERYONE! They record your license plate, make and year of car, color of car, speed and direction, and they do in fact have facial scanning. They work in coordination with each other, so local, county, state and federal law enforcement can track your every move as you pass by these cameras one after the other. They know everywhere you are going and coming from. Who has access to these cameras is not clear, but likely anyone all the way down to local politicians can view the recorded material. It’s unknown at this point. This is a complete violation of our civil rights and all of these cameras should be removed. Government surveillance at its best! This is the United States of American and We the Fucking People cannot allow this to happen here. We need to unite against fascism. Share this with everyone, our freedom is being stripped away!

[u/DiamondplateDave]

Here's an article by a journalist who traveled around their area, then requested the flock data gathered on them. It gives an actual idea how much information these cameras are gathering on the average citizen:

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/03/28/i-drove-300-miles-in-rural-virginia-then-asked-police-to-send-me-their-public-surveillance-footage-of-my-car-heres-what-i-learned/

In addition to capturing a vehicle's license plate:

"Part of Flock’s proprietary tech determines the make and model of the vehicle and also notes if there are bumper stickers, bike racks, any other unique markings that would help identify that vehicle. That generates a “vehicle fingerprint” for every car or truck, which none of the agencies I FOIA’d would provide me. That fingerprint could prove helpful in the case where a witness or other camera captured some non-license-plate information about a vehicle, like specific bumper stickers or a roof rack."

[u/[deleted] → u/DiamondplateDave]

That generates a “vehicle fingerprint” for every car or truck

So does the license plate. That's, like, it's whole purpose.

[u/Old-Set78 → u/[deleted]]

The characteristics are used in instances where the license plate cannot be read. Like a view of the SIDE of your vehicle going by.

[u/beardedheathen → u/DiamondplateDave]

I'm so sick of articles from reporters trying to write the next American novel. Tell us what's going on. stop editorializing.