Surveillance State S2 Ep.048

That’s Effin Weird · Sep 21, 2026 · 1h 9m

In this episode of That’s Effin Weird, we take a deep dive into Flock Safety cameras, automated license plate readers, and the growing surveillance infrastructure across the United States.

Flock cameras are designed to photograph vehicles and capture information such as license plates, vehicle characteristics, the time and date, and the camera's location. Flock says its system is intended to provide investigative leads for things like stolen vehicles, missing people, and criminal investigations—and says searches are restricted, logged, and controlled by the agencies that own the data.

But…