# Benn Jordan on Flock, privacy, and the new surveillance backlash

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/benn-jordan-on-flock-privacy-and-the-new-surveillance-backlash
> **Original Source**: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1011170/benn-jordan-flock-cameras-alpr-ai-surveillance-privacy)
> **Author**: Nilay Patel (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Thursday, October 15, 2026
> **Category**: CULTURE
> **Tags**: AI, The Verge AI, culture

## Executive Summary
Today, I'm talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he's got a prolific discography of experimental music dating back decades.



## Full Coverage
The musician and YouTuber on investigating the surveillance state and becoming the face of the anti-Flock movement

Today, I'm talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. You might know Benn from those first two titles — he's got a prolific discography of experimental music dating back decades

But in the last couple of years, he's become a high-profile face in the creator and media spaces for his work investigating Flock Safety, the maker of automatic license plate readers and the software that powers them

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