Flock No: The Open Source Project Mapping Every Surveillance Camera in America (DeFlock Interview)

Flock Safety is one of several companies quietly building a searchable database of everyone's car — no warrant required, and no way to opt out. In this Techlore Talks interview, Bob from DeFlock breaks down how ALPR technology works, what "end-to-end encryption" really means in Flock's case, why this issue is bipartisan, and what you can do about it in your own city.🔗 SOURCES & LINKS • DeFlock: https://deflock.org • No ALPRs Week of Action: https://noalprs.com ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS (00:00) - INTRO (01:38) - WHAT IS FLOCK? (03:27) - WHY HAS FLOCK SPECIFICALLY BLOWN UP? (04:53) - THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCERNS (07:10) - WHERE ARE THESE CAMERAS? (09:20) - ALTERNATE INCENTIVES (10:58) - LIMITS ON ALPR DATA (12:53) - FLOCK'S TECH (14:49) - DEFLOCK'S WEBSITE (16:23) - THE IMPACT OF THE MAP (17:11) - THE EXPANSION OF THE MAP (18:35) - HAS FLOCK REACHED OUT? (19:23) - WHY FLOCK ISN'T RENEWED (20:27) - DE-FLOCK, OR DE-ALPR? (21:07) - GETTING STARTED (22:51) - WHY BOB GOT INVOLVED (23:53) - IS THIS BIPARTISAN? (25:21) - HOW TO FOLLOW (26:00) - THE CITY THAT'S DONE THE MOST (27:25) - OUTRO 🎥 VIDEO Watch on YouTube 🧡 SUPPORT TECHLORE Keep Techlore Talks independent & growing: ★ Support this podcast ★