GTA 5 Mod Adds Flock Surveillance Cameras So Players Can Blow Them Up
A new Grand Theft Auto 5 mod titled Grand Theft Automated License Plate Reader introduces 235 virtual Flock surveillance cameras into the game world. Players can destroy these cameras to earn in-game cash, mirroring the real-world 'deflock' movement against automated license plate readers. The mod aims to highlight privacy concerns and the inaccuracies of surveillance technology by making police evasion more difficult.
- ▪The mod adds 235 Flock-style cameras to Los Santos that track player movements and report crimes to the police.
- ▪Players can destroy the cameras using weapons to collect $600 in in-game currency for each one.
- ▪The surveillance system includes a 1 in 20 chance of triggering a false police chase to simulate real-world inaccuracies.
- ▪The mod was created by Morry Kolman to comment on the expansion of Flock surveillance networks in the United States.
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Tech > Gaming GTA 5 Mod Adds Flock Surveillance Cameras So Players Can Blow Them Up Built to highlight real-life surveillance, the mod includes 235 virtual cameras that you can destroy for in-game cash. Joe Hindy Joe is a freelance journalist.… Read full bio Joe Hindy Read full bio September 11, 2026, 5:02 pm ET 2 min read The Flock cameras in the mod are designed like the real ones and you can destroy them. WTTDOTM Flock automated license plate-reading cameras are rapidly popping up all over the US. In some areas, they’re also going down pretty quick, too. Widespread opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has highlighted their inaccuracies and potential for abuse by authorities.
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