Episode

The Hidden Surveillance Network Spreading Across America

Podcast: Current Affairs
Published: Jun 24, 2026
Duration seconds: 3719
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Summary

Jessica Burbank is an investigative journalist, content creator, and host of The Jessica Burbank Show. Her reporting for Drop Site News and The Counterprogramming Club has exposed the rapid spread of Flock Safety, a multi-billion-dollar surveillance company whose license plate readers and camera networks are being adopted by police departments and municipalities across the country.