Flock cameras are watching you

成群的摄像头正在注视着你

Today, Explained

2026-08-19

25 分钟
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Law enforcement agencies are using a vast network of AI-powered license plate cameras to track drivers. You may not have noticed them, but they have noticed you. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd and David Tatasciore, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. A Flock surveillance camera in a Lowe's parking lot in Lawnside, New Jersey. Photo by Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • People are big mad about data centers in the United States this summer,

  • but don't sleep on how mad people are about flock.

  • Flock cameras, if you haven't noticed them, don't worry, they've noticed you.

  • You may have heard about them in your reels or on Flock Talk.

  • I have never in my life been as pissed at the government as I am now that Flock cameras exist.

  • Americans are going to war against Flock AI surveillance cameras

  • and people are going around and literally sawing them down, absolutely destroying them.

  • An AI surveillance apparatus goes against the very essence of freedom and the core values of our country.

  • It's not right, it's not conservative, and it sure as hell ain't American.

  • Flock surveillance cameras have popped up all over the nation, every state but Alaska.

  • But this year, dozens of cities and counties across the country have cut ties with Flock.

  • And on Today Explained from Vox, we're going to tell you why.

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  • Johnny, our coordination agent, built the timeline and kept everyone aligned.

  • Olivia, our human creative director, stayed in the loop.

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