Proton has published a searchable map that lets people look up locations of Flock Safety surveillance devices by ZIP code. The company says its map is based on a security researcher’s inventory and represents a December 2025 snapshot, not a live view of current installations. [1] [2]

Cameras and other equipment

Proton’s page describes an inventory of more than 170,000 cameras and over 130,000 other Flock devices. The Verge summarized the total as more than 300,000 Flock cameras, but that shorthand combines cameras with supporting equipment. The underlying count is of devices, not cameras alone. [1] [2] [3]

Proton attributes the inventory to cybersecurity researcher Joshua Michael and says users can search the mapped locations by ZIP code. Because the data is historical, devices installed or removed after December 2025 may not appear. Proton also says it mirrors Michael’s inventory rather than hosting or distributing the underlying dataset. [1]

What the map can—and cannot—show

The Intercept reported that Michael found an access token on Flock’s servers that could be obtained without logging in. The researcher said he notified the company in November 2025 and archived records from December. Those details are the researcher’s reported method and timeline; they do not establish that every mapped device remains installed or active today. [3]

The map makes a large inventory easier to inspect locally, but it does not by itself show which agencies currently have access to a given device’s data or how they use it. Proton describes Flock cameras as recording passing vehicles and says law enforcement agencies use the network; those are the company’s descriptions of the system. [1]

For residents, the map offers a way to ask local officials about nearby surveillance infrastructure. Its age and scope should remain in view: it is a historical inventory with both cameras and supplementary devices, not a real-time coverage map. [1] [3]

Sources

[1] Proton: Find Flock devices near you [2] The Verge: Proton hosts a map of more than 300,000 Flock devices [3] The Intercept: Mapping Flock surveillance devices