It’s bigger than you think. So is the paper trail.
License plate readers now feed searchable networks that cross cities, vendors and agencies. CounterWatch maps it from the public record — no classified material, no hacked data — and hands you the documents to push back with.
“Nothing was ever more scary or more dangerous than the Truth.”NATE GRAVES
See through it — the box on the pole, opened up
Strip the housing and it’s a circuit board over a pack of battery cells. The part you can’t see through is the paperwork.
That’s the job: see through the contract, the vote, the renewal date and the access list — and publish the document behind each one. Hardware that was bought by a public body can be un-bought by one.
Scan views of a Flock camera unit, shown for illustration. Labels describe only what is visible in the images, not a product specification.
The scale — what the record shows
Four numbers, each tied to a document. Where a figure is a company’s own claim, we say so.
A network that size doesn’t lose to outrage. It loses to records, votes, and coalitions.
The Surveillance State Initiative
CounterWatch’s name for the interlocking web of vendors, funders and agencies mapped in the Lattice. Every link carries a document; none is assumed. It names the documented web, not a single command structure.
- Denver, CO — after the council rejected a $666,000 Flock renewal, the city signed a $498,500 extension, $1,500 under the threshold that requires a council vote. Colorado Newsline, Oct. 23, 2025.
- Wapello County, IA — a sheriff’s office SOP told deputies not to mention ALPR use to drivers or in their reports. 404 Media, Aug. 2026.
- Bellingham, MA — the police chief cited Flock’s attempt to change contract terms mid-term in declining to renew. WHDH 7News, Aug. 27, 2026.
The Surveillance Deletion Campaign (SDC)
Our method for removing cameras from your own community: public records to get the facts, council votes to make the decision, coalitions to win it. The SDC Kit is the playbook.
Lawful, public, and on the record — never tampering, damage, or evasion.
Get the SDC Kit →The ammunition — five steps, each one a product
Documents beat outrage. Start with the free self-check and load up as far as you need.
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The method — five standing rules
The reason the work holds up in a council chamber, a newsroom, or a courtroom.
Press & articles — the record, in print and on video
Articles from the Gen X Chapter series on the surveillance web, each linked into the products behind it — plus the news that shows how a camera contract actually ends.
Articles are commentary, satire and opinion by an author writing under a pen name — not legal, tax, financial or medical advice. Where a number appears, the text says whose it is. Videos are third-party reporting linked for the public record; CounterWatch does not endorse candidates or campaigns, and each outlet’s reporting is its own. Corrections or press inquiries: support@counterwatch.org.
Affiliates — share the record, earn a commission
CounterWatch affiliates are organizers, researchers, journalists and civil-liberties groups who point people to the tools for challenging surveillance contracts through public records, council votes and coalitions. If your audience cares about that, this program is for you. Applications are reviewed one at a time.
Start with the book and the records toolkit, then the campaign kit. The Master Dot is a short, low-priced way in for new readers.
- Apply on Whop. You will need a free Whop account. Answer the short set of questions about where you share and who you reach.
- We review your application. We look for a real audience, accurate descriptions and agreement to the rules below.
- If approved, you get your own affiliate link. Whop tracks purchases made through it.
- Whop pays your commission automatically, after a 30-day waiting period from the buyer’s purchase. Current rates are shown in the affiliate portal and can change.
- Use your own affiliate link. Do not send people to a different link and ask them to find the product.
- Describe the product the way its Whop page does. If you are unsure, quote the page.
- Disclose that you earn a commission. For example: “affiliate link, I earn a commission.”
- Do not promise results. Do not say a product will get cameras removed, win a vote or provide legal protection. These are educational tools, not legal advice.
- No tampering, damage or evasion. Do not encourage or imply it. Cameras are removed through records requests, votes and coalitions, and nothing else.
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See it work — a narrated tour of CHERUB
A guided preview of CHERUB, not the working terminal. Entries shown are excerpts from the 010V / 011P build (Oct. 17, 2026); in the full file every entry carries its source and every connection carries its document. The voice is your device’s built-in voice — choose another from the menu if you prefer. Educational commentary compiled from public records; not legal advice. Cameras are removed through records, votes, and coalitions — never tampering, damage, or evasion.
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Ammunition here means documents: public records, council votes, coalitions — everything a Surveillance Deletion Campaign runs on. Delivery is through Whop, and the free self-check takes five minutes.