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Flock is definitely not the only provider of this kind of surveillance. What is the real reason that this is getting so much media attention?
by RazorBucksICO 2mo ago
Flock is definitely not the only provider of this kind of surveillance. What is the real reason that this is getting so much media attention?
- nyrikki 2mo agoMost are targeted ALPR camera systems that take pictures of license plates, check the plates against local hot lists, and then flush the data if there’s no hit. Flock is building a giant camera network that records people’s comings and goings across the nation and maintains those records despite any link to crime for an indeterminate amount of time. The other players like Axon and Motorola are looking to follow Flock's lead, but mass surveillance is the main problem.
- bob1029 2mo agoI think Flock might be a "limited hangout" to distract from much more powerful surveillance technology. There have been systems designed & deployed that make ALPRs look like kittens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGUS-IS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARGUS-IS
- Cider9986 2mo agoDon't touch Americans' cars. Notice how more people die from cars than guns and there's no outcry. Trends are random. This one has a large underlying informed group, deflock, centered in a Discord server. It then became common internet opinion to be opposed to it.