# DeFlock

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/deflock/

19 people recommended DeFlock in Hacker News comments, 4 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 12 months, in 16 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Crowdsourced map and app of automated license plate reader camera locations with user reporting; some say it mixes in cameras that aren't Flock's.

Summary written by Claude from the comments below.

## Why people recommend it

- Crowdsourced map of camera locations (5 comments in the sample): "There's a map of ALPRs based on OpenStreetMap so you can see ones near you" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49157302)) "provides a crowd sourced map showing the known locations  of flock cameras" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47130328)) "deserves a mention for its crowdsourcing of ALPR camera data" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46276428))
- Shows cameras near you (3 comments in the sample): "Visit deflock.me/map to see if you live near a camera." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173250)) "I use DeFlock app to see camera locations" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49288813)) "This site helps you track where they are" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48948334))
- Mobile app for mapping cameras (2 comments in the sample): "there is now a DeFlock app that helps with mapping" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45891367)) "And contribute additional ones on iOS or Android." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49174352))
- Local organizing help and templates (2 comments in the sample): "Map your neighborhood on deflock.me, put flyers on your local streets, talk to your neighbors" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49922216)) "The people at DeFlock are also very helpful with local support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46604922))

## What people recommend instead

- [alpr.watch](https://hackerapproved.com/p/alpr-watch/): 6 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://deflock.org/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DeFlock", https://hackerapproved.com/p/deflock/ (19 recommend, 4 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.