# Claim table — Rust-Oleum reflective spray / Flock cameras Facebook Reel

| Claim / issue | Evidence label | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The Reel exists and shows Rust-Oleum Reflective Coating as an anti-Flock/LPR trick. | Verified as the social claim. | Facebook metadata resolved the share link to video ID 1464380789077296 from Digital Taxidermy; PBC captured the MP4, thumbnail, metadata and frame sheet. |
| Rust-Oleum 214944 is a real reflective-coating product. | Supported. | The can shown in the Reel is Rust-Oleum Reflective Coating; product use is for nighttime visibility/safety markings, not camera evasion. |
| Reflective spray can reliably defeat Flock or other license-plate-reader cameras. | Not supported; tested false in one public LPR test. | IPVM reported Rust-Oleum 214944 did not block or degrade recognition across five LPR systems, daytime, nighttime/IR, and multiple coat thicknesses. |
| Flock/ALPR cameras raise real privacy and oversight concerns. | Supported. | Flock says ALPR captures plate images, vehicle characteristics, timestamps and camera location; privacy commissioners and Canadian media describe ALPR location-data concerns. |
| Spraying or coating a licence plate is a safe/legal privacy solution. | False / risky. | B.C. and Ontario plate-visibility rules require plates to be visible and not obstructed; many jurisdictions treat covers/coatings/devices that interfere with plate readability as offences. |
| The Canadian issue is identical to the U.S. Flock network. | Needs qualification. | Canada has ALPR systems and privacy debates; Montreal’s recent controversy involved Genetec/Cloudrunner, not necessarily Flock. The policy issue overlaps, but vendors, data-sharing and legal rules differ. |

## Bottom line

The privacy worry is real. The “spray your plate” workaround is the weak part: it appears technically unreliable, legally risky, and likely to draw enforcement attention. The stronger civic response is transparency, retention limits, audit logs, warrant/use policies and local oversight of ALPR systems.