Home Depot’s Parking Lots Now Privacy Black Holes with License Plate Spying
KEY POINTS
- •In September 2026, 56 content creators with 46 million followers urged Home Depot and Lowe's to end their deals with Flock Safety due to privacy concerns.
- •The surveillance company Flock Safety operates ALPR cameras nationwide, allegedly aiding law enforcement but raising fears of immigration-targeted data misuse.
- •Home Depot defends its use of cameras for crime prevention and claims no federal access, while Lowe's has remained silent on the issue.
In a plot twist that even your grumpiest conspiracy uncle would clap for, 56 digital creators with a combined 46 million followers banded together in September 2026 to tell retail giants Home Depot and Lowe's to ditch Flock Safety's creepy ALPR (Automated License Plate Readers) lurking in parking lots. Flock, with over 5,000 clients, claims their cameras fight crime, but critics, including homesteading Marine vet Jess Rambo from rural Georgia and Instagram star Alexa Speed with 417,000 followers, fear the data could fund ICE raids on immigrant customers. A May 2025 404 Media report exposed local cops using Flock’s AI camera network for immigration probes — meanwhile, Home Depot assures no federal sharing exists. Lowe’s word? Crickets.
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(1 of 3)Nothing like leaving Home Depot with a new faucet *and* a permanent AI-ready scarlet letter on your license plate because Big Brother wants to know your plumbing habits.
Home Depot parking lots hosting secret episodes of 'Surveillance: The DIY Edition' starring your license plate and an overly eager cop.
Buying a hammer at Lowe’s now comes free with a side of ‘Big Sis’ tracking your every move like it’s the latest influencer trend.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 9/12/2026 | Author: Lloyd Lee
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