Flock Surveillance Network Larger Than Cameras Alone

The revelation here isn't just that there are more cameras than crowdsourced mapping projects like DeFlock have captured — it's that a cybersecurity researcher has found Flock's reach extends beyond the physical hardware most people are trying to count. For anyone who drives in the US, that distinction matters: the surveillance footprint isn't simply a question of how many lenses are pointed at the road. This is the kind of finding that reframes the conversation from 'how many cameras are there' to 'what else is collecting this data and how,' which is a harder question to answer and a harder problem to push back against.