Embattled Flock CEO Begs for "Compromise" As Backlash Spills Over
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley is still in damage control mode as he tries to calm the backlash by calling for "compromise."futurism.com
Booo-friggin'-hoo!!!!
We are all Spartacus
Flock cameras, you are being spied upon ( Major privacy concerns)
We are all Spartacus
technicalgadget
.223 Rem
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
There can’t be that many of them around me. My wife failed to renew her state registration for over a month. She ignored the emails because they usually come to me. New car so they went to her.
They're there,
But whether the cops decide to investigate is another matter. They might be tied up with more urgent crimes.
they will be used against you sooner or later.
Bigfoot
.577 Tyrannosaur.
This is just bad flocking news, no matter how the proponents try to spin it.
livingston
20×102mm Vulcan
Taylor D. Rhodes: Flock cameras are quietly tracking Alabama gun owners
On any given Saturday in Alabama, a man can leave his driveway, gas up, run by the gun shop for ammo, shoot all morning at the range, and be home for lunch. He hasn't broken any law or bothered a soul. And in more of our towns than you'd guess, a camera on a pole photographed his truck at every stop and filed it in a searchable database owned by a private company in Atlanta.
And the record contains far more than your tag number. Each image becomes a searchable record containing the plate, time, location, direction of travel, make, color, body type, and other identifying features. Flock calls this part of their system the "Vehicle Fingerprint," and their own materials advertise the ability to conduct searches using unique vehicle details, including bumper stickers and decals. That matters in Alabama. A Gadsden flag, Glock sticker, BamaCarry decal, or other Second Amendment message on the back of a truck is not just something another driver sees at a red light. It’s now a searchable data point tied to that vehicle, the owner, and your movement.
That should stop every gun owner in their tracks. Alabama law, through Act 2024-232, prohibits the government from keeping a list or registry of privately owned firearms or their owners. Gun owners fought hard to secure that protection. Yet today, Flock has effectively created a searchable, five-year archive showing which vehicles with Second Amendment decals park at gun stores on Fridays, attend gun shows, or regularly visit shooting ranges. It may be built from “license plate photos” instead of firearm records, but for all practical purposes, it’s a hard registry of gun owners.
Taylor D. Rhodes: Flock cameras are quietly tracking Alabama gun…
Alabama has already decided that the government doesn't get a list of its gun owners. It's time Montgomery made it stick. | Alabama News
1819news.com
spat
.950 JDJ
Someone just needs to hack flock and then publicly release the evidence of a few high ranking party members visiting their mistresses and the whole thing will be outlawed the next day.
There's a flock camera just down the street from me.
Yesterday the pole it was on is leaning at approx. 50 degrees off vertical.
either someone did a shitty job of installation (it's been there for months though) or someone decided they didn't like it and tried to pull it down.
Yesterday the pole it was on is leaning at approx. 50 degrees off vertical.
either someone did a shitty job of installation (it's been there for months though) or someone decided they didn't like it and tried to pull it down.
Just wonderful.
dailycallernewsfoundation.org
The future is not turning out the way I hoped.
This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate |
dailycallernewsfoundation.org
The future is not turning out the way I hoped.
Just wonderful.
This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate |
The future is not turning out the way I hoped.
Can't imagine what all these AI data centers are being rushed through construction for....
spat
.950 JDJ
Not the way I'd hoped at all.Just wonderful.
This Flock AI Tool Finds You Without A Name Or Plate |
The future is not turning out the way I hoped.
But more or less the way I expected.
As far as I understand, it's a race against time. Supposedly the group/firm/government that first perfects AI will be so far ahead of all others they will be the most powerful force in the world. Second place won't even be close (apparently due to the fact improvements beyond a certain point will be exponential and not linear).
I don't pretend that I even begin to understand it all. All I know is there are a lot of people investing a lot of money and resources that seem to believe being first is the most important thing in the world right now.
Bigfoot
.577 Tyrannosaur.
"Gov. Ron DeSantis is delivering on a promise to remove automated license plate reader (LPR) cameras from state right-of-ways, with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) ordering localities to pull the cameras within 30 days."
floridapolitics.com
“I don’t want things that are sweeping up just everyday citizens, and we’re told don’t worry about it. No one’s going to use it. Then come to find out some company is harvesting that and they can make a fortune,” DeSantis said.
FDOT pulls the plug on Flock cameras after public outcry, denunciation from Gov. DeSantis
The Governor has taken a libertarian stance on this issue.
floridapolitics.com
“I don’t want things that are sweeping up just everyday citizens, and we’re told don’t worry about it. No one’s going to use it. Then come to find out some company is harvesting that and they can make a fortune,” DeSantis said.
spat
.950 JDJ
I want a little laser you put on your shoulder Predator style that automatically finds the cameras and burns out the CCDs.
spat
.950 JDJ
Get a shirt with a QR code that downloads a virus...
I've wondered if those systems are susceptible to that.
That would make me actually glad to put a bumper sticker on the back of my Jeep.
spat
.950 JDJ
Not sure about the current ones, but I bet the AI ones will have some very interesting vulnerabilities
I suspect there are many more of these stories that are not getting attention.
reason.com
I don't believe the tradeoff between security and privacy is worth it and I think all local governments should terminate their contracts.
Wisconsin cops used Flock over 100 times to track a Navy veteran after he lawfully recorded a traffic stop
A lawsuit claims the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office used the cameras in retaliation against the vet for exercising his First Amendment right.
reason.com
I don't believe the tradeoff between security and privacy is worth it and I think all local governments should terminate their contracts.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
This law enforcement personnel should be terminated from their jobs!
Robin
Robin
So I started getting FB enticements from a Group called "Republican Patriots" showing all the criminals being caught using FLOCK Cameras trying their best to justify usage of these camera systems as though its strictly for catching felons....Delphi Method anyone?
I've seen this type of approach before it's being marketed as urban camouflage or AI camouflage. It doesn't fit the definitions of what algorithms are looking for.
I'm sure in another year or 2 the next generation of the system will have updates and new capabilities to also identify "unconventional" clothing shapes and patterns And to associate them to humans.
Absolutely brilliant
jimc
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They're rolling out functionality to cameras that supposedly didn't do anything before the update? They've been rolling out the software since late 2025. What was the point of installing interior cameras if they didn't do anything, and how long have they been there, possibly obscured from view?
'GM says customers must opt into the features, and the automaker does not collect or have access to the recorded footage. The recordings remain on the USB drive, and the system does not record audio.'
gmauthority.com
'GM says customers must opt into the features, and the automaker does not collect or have access to the recorded footage. The recordings remain on the USB drive, and the system does not record audio.'
GM Rolls Out In-Vehicle Camera Recording Features
GM rolls out camera recording through over-the-air updates, adding cabin and security video while raising questions over privacy, consent, and data use in cars.
gmauthority.com
China has this crap in full mode, camera surveillance.
Like I said some place here, A cookie could be put on your device that when "law " scans it up pops child porn, or anything, they want to show because it accessed a file on the laws device telling it to down load/ run the file. How would you prove it wasn't your file.
Like I said some place here, A cookie could be put on your device that when "law " scans it up pops child porn, or anything, they want to show because it accessed a file on the laws device telling it to down load/ run the file. How would you prove it wasn't your file.
Brawny71
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Put them infront of bars and brothels in DC. In fact, it would be a great way to track attendance and leaving within the capital. A lot of empty seats during discussions and votes.