Everywhere Eyes: How ALPR Networks & Flock Safety Track You — 34,000 Cameras Exposed

A year ago most people didn’t know where automated license-plate readers (ALPRs) and private camera networks were hiding in plain sight. Today this video follows the investigation into the rapidly growing surveillance grid — the people building it, the companies behind it, and the data pipelines that let police, businesses, schools, and outsiders search your movements for weeks or months.

We profile Will Freeman and his crowd-mapped tracker, show how Flock Safety-style cameras work (and what their patents say they can do), and examine worrying examples of data-sharing — including tens of thousands of out-of-state searches on municipal camera networks. You’ll see both sides: why law enforcement calls ALPRs a force multiplier, and why civil-liberties advocates warn that these systems can be abused and are often opaque to the public.

Watch to learn how these networks operate, how to find cameras near you, and what questions to demand from local officials: Who has access? How long is data retained? What oversight exists? If we want safety without surrendering privacy, transparency and policy must catch up to the technology.