YSK that there's a full, effectively official list of Flock surveillance cameras
It gives a rundown of different types, shows the directions they're facing, and gives a status ("Active", "Planned", "Decommissioned"). There's also a dataset table if that's more your speed (nerd).
This data is from Flock themselves. The paper behind how this was obtained can be found here. At a glance, seems to roughly line up with OpenStreetMap's catalogue of them (albeit I've seen at least one OSM doesn't cover yet but this new map does; this one is likely quite new, as OSM contributors are pretty good at keeping up).
Why YSK: Flock is late-stage capitalist trash enabling a surveillance state for an increasingly fascist government. For as long as this abomination exists, you should be able to know at all times exactly where your Fourth Amendment rights are being stolen from you.
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YSK: Flock is not the only brand of ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader). Its the brand/company that is receiving the most negative press, which means other companies providing the same service are quietly sneaking into towns and cities.
If you drive in an area covered by an ALPR-networked camera, your vehicle’s movements may already be in a searchable database. As the tools for building these systems become more widely available, the pressure for clearer rules about who may collect vehicle-location data, on whom, and for how long is unlikely to ease
Two website to be stay informed where these cameras are located in your neighbors and or province for Canadians (as well as south of the boarder for US citizens are listed below).
https://maps.panopti.ca/?lat=43.7873&lng=-79.5500&zoom=10.24
https://flockcameralocations.com/locations/canada
If you find a camera in your neighborhood that appears to be a ALPR feel free to add it to either of the two websites. All locations are added to OSP (Open Street Maps).
As always keep reaching our to your local city council to ask where are these cameras being installed, how long is the information being retained, who is accessing these systems, and who is keeping the individuals accessing these systems accountable?
This website seems to account for that. I was checking the ones in Maui and they're listed as falcon alprs
FYI, "Falcon" is a Flock model, not a separate brand. This website is specifically Flock-branded cameras, but non-Flocks, as stated, are more than welcome on an open knowledgebase like OpenStreetMap.
Oh!.. 😅 Praise your patience.
This kind of even basic information is being deliberately obscured from us; we're just supposed to shut up and treat our occupation by a surveillance corporation as a fact of life. Misunderstandings about it should be treated as an opportunity to build solidarity; I feel happy to have taught you something about it.
YSK that at least some of the cameras are capable of tracking people, not just license plates on cars.
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/06/15/flock-says-its-cameras-dont-track-people-its-own-training-videos-say-otherwise-2/
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/privacy/2026/09/flock-cameras-are-tracking-people-as-well-as-cars
This one looks more accurate than others I've seen.
For some reason the previous data showed like 4 cameras near where I live and a lot of people on nextdoor were trying to find them only to find out they never existed.
Kept seeing that same map reposted but on like 5 different websites.
Good to see some solid data coming forward now.
Needs a route planner for "Holidays with an Angle Grinder".
Only available from the US. Da fuq?
I wonder why they are doing that that 🤔
For people browsing from non-US IPs who want to read the paper, it's archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20260928181926/https://flocksurveillance.org/docs/formal-research-paper.pdf
::: spoiler For people browsing from US IPs who want to see what it is currently serving to IPs from the rest of the world: :::
There are two websites for Canadians I have posted in a separate comment in this thread. They build on top of what's avaliable in the US maps.
I hear there's more than there are supposed to be