Could a Flock Add-On Be Used to Spy on Gun Owners?

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Could a Flock Add-On Be Used to Spy on Gun Owners?
By Cam Edwards  | 11:31 AM | July 13, 2026
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Over at American Rifleman, Guy Sagi takes a look at a new software system called ELSAG SignalTrace that's used in conjunction with Flock cameras, and shares his concern about how the tech could be misused to monitor gun owners.

The SignalTrace webpage explains the system can detect cellphone manufacturer and make, audio system in the vehicle, smartwatches, wireless ear buds and more. Tire pressure monitors, laptops and iPads are also included as part of the “electronic fingerprint.” According to analysis by TechRepublic, this even includes those popular microchips used to reunite lost pets with their owner, along with RFID signals from tags used by many retailers for inventory convenience.

Enough FFLs use such RFID technology that the National Shooting Sports Foundation published a “Best Practices” bulletin five years before Leonardo’s introduction. The trade organization’s advice is straightforward.

“Our position can be summarized simply as ‘Turn It Off, Take It Off at the Checkout Counter.’” Failure to do so today could mean that, at the very least, that gun you’re taking home from the store could be identified and included in your “digital fingerprint.” Consider inspecting the firearm and all packaging after making a purchase and before ever leaving the store to be sure you've removed all possible identifying information.

Information collected by SignalTrace is transmitted into the cloud. There it undergoes AI analysis, and a digital fingerprint is assigned to that vehicle for law-enforcement use. If a license plate or other identifying features are captured by Flock—including bumper and window stickers, according to Deflock.org—they are noted.

Sagi notes that while law enforcement agencies around the country claim that Flock data is destroyed after 30 days, the company behind SignalTrace says that all of the data it collects "may be uploaded to the EOC server and archived for future queries and analysis.”




 
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