Flocklight

Know where the cameras are. Know who's watching. Grade your city. The watchers should be watched.

Flocklight is a civic transparency tool that maps the automated license plate readers (ALPRs) watching public spaces in American cities.

The grid of license plate cameras around you was deployed quietly, with little public debate and few transparency requirements. Flocklight aggregates publicly available data from OpenStreetMap, DeFlock, and public-records sources to put every reported ALPR on a single tactical map, so the people being watched can see who's watching.

KEY FEATURES

TACTICAL MAP: Every reported ALPR in your area, with operator attribution (Flock Safety, government, HOA, business, unknown) and visual indication of community-verified vs. public-records sources.

PERIMETER VIEW: See every camera within a 2-mile radius of your location, sorted by distance and bearing. Tap any pin for the full operator dossier.

OPERATOR DOSSIER: Detailed profile for every camera: type, source, intersection, operator identity, data-sharing posture, policy status, and cross-references to partner transparency projects (DeFlock, LPR Maps, DontGetFlocked, GhostPlate).

TRANSPARENCY INDEX: 743 US cities graded A through F on five policy and oversight metrics. See how your city ranks, what drives its grade, and how it's changed over time.

SIGNAL FEED: Curated stream of ALPR-related news, court rulings, council votes, and policy changes. Filtered for signal, not noise.

PLATE CHECK: Cross-reference a license plate against partner transparency projects to see what other community indices have documented.

REPORT A CAMERA: Found a camera not on the map? Submit a report with photo and location. Approved reports go into the Flocklight community registry.

ANONYMOUS BY DESIGN: Sign in with Apple to claim an anonymous operator callsign. Your real name and email stay private. Reports and watchlist sync across devices without tying anything to your identity.

FLOCKLIGHT PRO

Upgrade to Pro for the operator-grade transparency console:

EXPOSURE DASHBOARD: Track how many ALPRs have captured you over the past 7 days, 30 days, or lifetime.

CITY WATCHLIST: Pin cities, get notified when grades shift, and see policy votes as they happen.

COMPARE CITIES: Side-by-side scoring, camera density, and agency-sharing breakdown.

UNLIMITED PROXIMITY ALERTS: Get real-time alerts as cameras come into range. Configurable radius, operator class filtering, quiet hours, and refire debounce.

WEEKLY TACTICAL BRIEFING: Monday digest of new cameras, policy changes, and court rulings.

• Monthly: $4.99 / month
• Yearly: $29.99 / year + includes 7-day free trial

WHY THIS EXISTS

Mass automated surveillance is being deployed in American neighborhoods faster than the public can audit it. Flocklight is built so you don't need a FOIA lawyer to know what's pointed at your street.

All camera data is publicly sourced. We do not track individuals, and we do not store license plate reads. Currently focused on US cities with population over 50,000.

LEGAL

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flocklight.io/privacy Terms of Service: https://flocklight.io/termsofservice