Proton Hosts Flock Surveillance Map Worldwide
Proton has begun hosting security researcher Joshua Michael’s free interactive map of Flock Safety’s US automated license-plate readers and AI surveillance cameras. Unlike the original US-only site, Proton’s version is accessible worldwide and adds technical and legal protection after Flock pursued the creator with legal threats. The map is a point-in-time snapshot based on November 2025 data, while Proton’s claim that it identifies more active cameras than Flock reports remains disputed.
The map gives the public a worldwide tool for checking Flock camera locations, while Proton’s hosting arrangement makes the research harder for Flock to remove through legal threats.
A powerful, free Flock surveillance-tracking platform is now hosted by Proton, the creator of Proton Mail and Proton VPN. The move provides extra technical and legal protection for the interactive mapping tool, which Flock has repeatedly attempted to shut down through legal threats.
The deal, announced on Wednesday, gives the public access to a free database of Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers and AI surveillance cameras across the US.
Security researcher Joshua Michael first published the interactive map in September before facing a swift trademark complaint from Flock. Despite Flock’s demands for its removal, the map remains publicly accessible.
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Flock’s surveillance networks capture license plates, vehicle details, human physical characteristics, and audio signals such as gunshots or shouting. While law enforcement agencies use this data to track and search suspects, privacy advocates warn that the technology enables widespread, unchecked tracking.
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