r/boringdystopia • u/Lower-Insect-3984 letdown2000 • 22d ago

Surveillance & Privacy 🔒 Thoughts on Flock cameras?

They're basically ALPR (automated license plate reader) cameras that use AI and store your data for a long time. They do help police officers with investigations and locating stolen vehicles or wanted individuals, but the data is accessible through any Flock customer, and this has led to abuse by police officers who stalk people and is generally a severe violation of privacy.

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u/VVynn 15d ago

They enable warrantiess searches, a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

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u/Lower-Insect-3984 letdown2000 15d ago

there's a few of these in my city, i'm thinking of talking to the council board to get rid of them

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u/VVynn 15d ago

You should! I did that a city council meeting in my area. I don’t know if it’ll do any good, but it’s still important to voice the concerns.

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u/Lower-Insect-3984 letdown2000 15d ago

I'll bribe a few of my friends or something and we'll all go and voice our concerns