In 1984, the Thought Police weren't looking for criminals. Neither is Flock Safety.
99% of the plates they scan belong to people suspected of nothing.
South Carolina has more than 2,100 of these cameras logging your daily movements, and not one state law that says who can look, or for how long they keep it.
The scale of it, in South Carolina
These cameras are watching your South Carolina town right now.
2,153 cameras · 42 jurisdictions
Pan across the state, tap any dot to see the vendor, operating agency, and direction each camera faces.
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Camera locations come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), the open dataset DeFlock draws on, refreshed daily. Spot one we're missing? Report it at DeFlock.org.
What we're asking every SC council to pass.
Oconee County passed the first ordinance of its kind in South Carolina, "Protection from Mass Surveillance," on Sept 15, 2026. Here are the key provisions we've pulled from it for every SC council, one of them tailored to county authority.
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Define the problem by capability
It never names Flock: a system is covered when it logs people or vehicles in public and can build a searchable location history, track across places, run facial recognition, or share to an outside network, while a basic hot-list plate check is carved out.
Oconee § 2-502 -
Keep public money and property out of it
No public funds, subscriptions, power, or communications may support a covered system, and none of it may sit on public property or road rights-of-way.
Oconee §§ 2-504 to 506 -
Set a firm removal timeline
For a system already in place, outside data-sharing and funded connections stop within 10 business days of notice and the equipment comes down within 30, turning a pause into a removal on a fixed schedule.
Oconee § 2-507 -
Report publicly, and enforce it
The policy is administered, reported in public once a year, and backed by defined remedies when the rules are broken, so it stays accountable to the people it covers.
Oconee §§ 2-514 to 515 -
Publish the audit logs
Post a plain public record of every search on a regular schedule, who ran it, when, and the reason they gave, so audits catch misuse without waiting for a complaint.
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Close the side doors
CountyThe county can condition its discretionary money to towns, its accommodations-tax funds, and its sponsored events on the same rule, and bar anyone from routing the system through a nonprofit or festival committee to dodge it.
Oconee §§ 2-508 to 510, 2-513
The most powerful thing you can do: speak at your city and county council.
A camera contract is decided in a room you're allowed to stand up in. Find who represents you, then show up: three minutes of public comment moves more than a thousand clicks.
The Contact Your Reps flow matches your address to everyone who represents you, including your city and county council, in seconds. Print the one-page brief and hand it across the dais: it's plain-language, sourced, and stands on its own.
- FOIA templates Ready-to-send public-records letters for any SC agency running Flock. Templates
- Public-comment scripts Three-minute remarks you can adapt and read straight from the podium. Scripts
- Outreach materials Flyers, briefs, and social graphics to rally your neighbors before the vote. Print + social
- Know your rights What SC law does and doesn't allow, and what to say when you're recording in public. Legal
Upcoming events: show up.
The room is where it's decided. Here's where to be next.
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Greenville City Hall, Council Chambers (10th Floor), 206 S. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
To speak during public comment at a City Council formal meeting, contact the City Clerk by 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting and provide your contact information and the agenda item you wish to address. Sign up by phone at 864-467-4431 or by email at cpitman@greenvillesc.gov. The published agenda does not state a per-speaker time limit.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
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Spartanburg County Administration Building, 366 N. Church St., Spartanburg, SC 29303
To speak during public comment, submit the City Council Citizen Appearance / Public Comment form online in advance; it must be received by 12 PM (noon) on the day of the meeting you wish to attend. Any City of Spartanburg resident may address Council on matters within its authority (personnel matters excluded), and each approved speaker is limited to a two-minute presentation. The form is at cityofspartanburg.org/FormCenter (City Council Citizen Appearance/Public Comment); questions go to City Clerk Christie Lindsey, (864) 596-2796, clindsey@cityofspartanburg.org.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
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Council Chambers, City Hall (first floor), 401 S Main St, Anderson, SC 29624
The City of Anderson does not publish a public-comment sign-up procedure, and its posted agendas contain no general public-comment period; only formal public hearings tied to specific ordinance or budget items. Before attending to speak, contact the City Council office at (864) 231-1135 to confirm whether a public-comment opportunity exists at the meeting you plan to attend and any sign-up deadline or per-speaker time limit. Regular meetings are held at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers (first floor) on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, excluding holidays.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
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Beaufort County Council Chambers, Administration Building, Beaufort County Government Robert Smalls Complex, 100 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902
Sign up in person to speak: citizens attending the meeting add their name to the public comment list upon arrival, with no advance registration required. Public comment is a single 30-minute period held at the start of each meeting, with each speaker limited to three (3) minutes; giving your time to another speaker is not allowed, and Council listens but does not respond during comments. With questions, contact the Clerk to Council, Sarah Brock, at 843-255-2183 or sbrock@bcgov.net.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
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Doko Manor, 100 Alvina Hagood Circle, Blythewood, SC 29016
Public comment at Blythewood Town Council meetings is limited to items on the meeting agenda, and each speaker has up to three (3) minutes to address Council. The Town does not publish a sign-up or pre-registration procedure on its agendas or website; to confirm how to sign up to speak, contact the Municipal Clerk at (803) 754-0501. Note: an ordinance to amend the Town's public-comment rules was under first reading as of August 2026, so this procedure may change.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
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Council Chambers, Hollywood Town Hall, 5150 Highway 165, Hollywood, SC 29449
The Town does not publish a public-comment sign-up procedure, deadline, or time limit on its reachable pages. To speak or confirm how to submit a comment, contact the Town Clerk, Crystal Jackson, at 843-889-3222 (ext. 113) or through the contact form at townofhollywood.org before the meeting.
Council meeting · Repeats monthly
Nothing on the calendar right now.
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