# Anthony Sistilli builds police-tracking camera

> Canadian YouTuber creates device to monitor police using Flock-style cameras.
- Title: Anthony Sistilli builds police-tracking camera | Shortify
- Summary: Canadian YouTuber creates device to monitor police using Flock-style cameras. Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli built a camera to track police officers…
- Keywords: anthony sistilli, flock cameras, license plate readers, peel regional police, ontario, canada, police surveillance, youtuber, camera technology, surveillance state, news, politics
- Source: Straight Arrow — https://san.com/cc/he-built-his-own-flock-style-camera-to-track-police-the-police-didnt-like-it
- Published: 2026-10-07T17:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: anthony sistilli, flock cameras, license plate readers, peel regional police, ontario, canada, police surveillance, youtuber, camera technology, surveillance state, news, politics
## Anthony Sistilli builds police-tracking camera
Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli created a license plate reader to track police officers using Flock-style technology.
## Police officers visit Sistilli’s home
Peel Regional Police officers arrived at his home on Sept. 20 after he produced two short videos for his 140,000 YouTube subscribers.
## Officers’ concerns about police tracking
Officers worried mapping police movements could risk officers and help criminals, and said their cameras weren’t as concerning as Sistilli suggested.

> Their concern was that mapping police movements could put officers at risk and help people committing crimes
## Flock’s surveillance expansion
Flock operates over 120,000 devices across 49 states, photographing license plates and adding details to a massive database accessible to law enforcement.
## Flock’s misuse controversies
Local police departments used Flock data to track immigrants and stalk ex-partners, leading to arrests and incarcerations.
## 153 cities reject Flock cameras
At least 153 cities have refused to deploy Flock cameras or canceled existing contracts due to privacy concerns.
## Sistilli’s camera prototype
Sistilli built a basic camera system using Amazon’s camera, his laptop, and machine learning software to detect police vehicles.
## Sistilli tests camera in Brampton
Sistilli recorded two police cars passing in an hour at a Brampton police station after testing his camera for a few days.
## Police visit Sistilli’s home
Peel Regional Police officers visited Sistilli’s home on Sept. 20 after he published his second video.

> I had collected very little data and hadn’t publicly released actual licence plates or identifying information about individual officers
## Key takeaway

Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli built a camera to track police officers after Flock cameras sparked surveillance concerns.