The topic of Flock Cameras or ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) cameras has become of increased interest to a variety of people and groups concerned about privacy. The issue is increasingly controversial.
There are reports of false identification, wrongful stops, violations of civil liberties and abuse from police and government officials as they use the Flock camera resource network to trace and locate the travel of persons of interest. To continue putting scale to the transparency effort a crowdsourcing platform has been created where you can search for the Flock cameras near you.
[Interactive Website Here]
“DeFlock is an open-source, volunteer-powered project for identifying and documenting automated license plate readers. The map is powered by OpenStreetMap. Camera locations come from volunteers and the OpenStreetMap community, not a private company or government agency.” ~ Maps.Deflock.Org
I checked mine, I haven’t been read yet
Let us suppose for a moment, that is true. Your plate has not turned up in any search app you have used.
But rest assured, data is still being collected.
You even volunteered some data by association when you entered your plate number from your i. p. address.
Just wait until the RFID license plates are installed.
The Illusion of Victory: Hidden Cameras Replace Flock Cameras
https://www.theburningplatform.com/2026/08/17/the-illusion-of-victory-hidden-cameras-replace-flock-cameras/
Your Car May Be Tracked Without You Ever Knowing
An Iowa policy tells deputies to avoid mentioning Flock license plate readers to drivers or in reports.
According to a report from 404 Media, deputies in Iowa’s Wapello County were instructed not to tell drivers when Flock cameras helped identify their vehicles. They were also told to leave the technology out of police reports unless it was “absolutely necessary.”
https://www.autoblog.com/news/your-car-may-be-tracked-without-you-ever-knowing
Deceit by LEOs who would have thought./s
LEOs in Wapello County are instructed dishonest and would bet this goes on in many law enforcement departments across the country. Until citizens raise hell on a constant basis they will use Flock and all the citizens will get Flocked.
i live in western iowa,and last week i was driving down a county road.closest town was 10 miles away.got to where i crossed into the next county and what do i see??a flock camera in the ditch pointing the direction i was going.i thought wtf is that camera doing out here in the middle of nowhere.
Two in the parking lots of both Lowe’s and Home Depot by me
I knew the Sag and Bourne bridges were covered, but I can’t believe that all the cameras on every intersection isn’t flocked.
Nice to see the dump, they happily invited in Hyannis has them. The people deserve what they voted for.
Most of them in my city are near retail centers, hospitals, casinos, and other places where criminals tend to do their best work.