2026-08-21 / Signal #6
People Are Vandalizing Flock License-Plate Cameras Across 36 States
“Americans are sawing down the cameras that watch every license plate.”
The Story
NPR reports Flock Safety cameras have been vandalized in at least 36 states—sawed down, painted, crashed into, stolen, or shot—amid growing backlash against always-on license-plate surveillance. Some cities have already canceled contracts; others are seeing vigilante “alibis” posted online after arrests.
Why It Matters
Ordinary people physically attacking the infrastructure of automated surveillance. A folk resistance to AI-adjacent tracking that looks like 21st-century Luddism mixed with backyard protest.
Evidence
NPR
Sources
Daily scan: 2026-08-21