{"id":19193,"date":"2026-10-24T08:39:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=19193"},"modified":"2026-10-24T08:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T15:39:32","slug":"proton-hosts-flock-map-revealing-over-300000-cameras-defying-cease-and-desist-threats-against-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/proton-hosts-flock-map-revealing-over-300000-cameras-defying-cease-and-desist-threats-against-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"Proton Hosts Flock Map Revealing Over 300,000 Cameras, Defying Cease-and-Desist Threats Against Creator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was worried about Proton after it was shown they were trying to pay influencers to promote their services with a weird interaction with the Hated One (who has since jumped the shark). But they’re putting out some informative videos and shining a light on privacy concerns of late, which is pretty positive. And there is no issues with deflock.me<\/a> hosting user reported Flock ALPR camera locations, so just another bad act from Flock, harassing them with lawyers, and they’re just a scumbag company with trash engineering and security practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Privacy-Focused Company Hosts Site on Swiss Servers, Says Users Have the Right to Know Who\u2019s Recording Them<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

By Jowi Morales<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is this a backup copy of Joshua Michael’s Flock Surveillance Map?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proton AG, which provides privacy-focused services like Proton Mail and Proton VPN, has decided to host the Flock camera map that security<\/a> researcher Joshua Michael built from leaked Flock data<\/a>. While the original Flock Surveillance Map is still available online, its creator is facing legal threats from the company, especially after Flock sent the researcher a cease-and-desist letter. In addition, Michael\u2019s website is accessible only from within the U.S., requiring users outside the country to use a VPN to access it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By contrast, Proton\u2019s Flock camera map<\/a> is easily accessible worldwide. Its location in Switzerland also makes it a little more complicated for the surveillance company to take legal action. Its move to preserve Michael\u2019s work also follows the company\u2019s privacy ethos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Image credit: Proton)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou have a right to know who\u2019s recording you when you leave home, especially when a private company controls the data and it\u2019s unclear how law enforcement uses that information,\u201d the company said. \u201cThis map lets you search by ZIP code to see where Flock\u2019s license plate readers are located. Use it [to] make informed decisions about how you move through your own area and whether you need to reach out to your municipal leaders.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flock and other automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras are at the center of the privacy debate between law enforcement and citizens. While the former argues these machines help make communities safer<\/a>, many of the latter worry about the technology’s potential misuse. Their fears aren\u2019t unfounded, either \u2014 there have already been multiple cases of police officers misusing Flock cameras<\/a> to stalk romantic partners and even one case of mistaken identity<\/a> due to a lapse in police procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Proton\u2019s map is based on data from November 2025. This makes it more of a snapshot of the company\u2019s network at that time, rather than a live map of Flock\u2019s ALPR cameras. For a more up-to-date map, consider downloading MapQuest, which recently released an update<\/a> showing the locations of ALPR cameras from Flock and other companies. This could help you plan your trip if you have privacy concerns<\/a> and want to avoid getting picked up by an ALPR camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was worried about Proton after it was shown they were trying to pay influencers to promote their services with a weird interaction with the Hated One (who has since jumped the shark). But they’re putting out some informative videos and shining a light on privacy concerns of late, which is pretty positive. And there […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","category-world"],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19194,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19193\/revisions\/19194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}