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Flock data can be accessed by anyone. Literally. anyone. at anytime. Go see for yourselves. https://measuredcollective.com/flocks-ai-surveillance-cameras-were-

Flock data can be accessed by anyone. Literally. anyone. at anytime. Go see for yourselves. https://measuredcollective.com/flocks-ai-surveillance-cameras-were-wide-open-on-the-internet-heres-what-that-means/ https://measuredcollective.com/flocks-ai-surveillance-camera...

gruez 3mo ago
That's a bit misleading given that it's a subset. 404media cites "at least 60".
- reactordev 3mo ago
  https://www.kcrg.com/2025/12/24/cedar-rapids-police-cameras-among-dozens-exposed-unrestricted-access/ https://www.kcrg.com/2025/12/24/cedar-rapids-police-cameras-... https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/douglas-county-flock-cam-compromised-leaves-camera-exposed/73-b2a2ce04-ccd5-47e0-a9e1-d64d39855886 https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/dougl... https://www.wabe.org/cobb-county-youtuber-documents-flock-camera-vulnerabilities/ https://www.wabe.org/cobb-county-youtuber-documents-flock-ca... https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-police-camera-feeds-internet-data-breach-company-says/ https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-po... https://www.thegazette.com/news/vendor-error-exposed-some-cedar-rapids-police-cameras/article_52abd47d-cc0f-55ea-bc2e-31c8aacfbed5.html https://www.thegazette.com/news/vendor-error-exposed-some-ce... https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/ https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-sear... https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/flock-safety-credibility-lost-as-it-repeatedly-lies-to-city-councils-police-departments-and-public-across-the-country https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-c... The list is pretty endless.
  - gruez 3mo ago
    >The list is pretty endless. Did you check your own sources? The first three articles you linked cites the same youtuber as in the gp. I'm not going to check any more.
criddell 3mo ago
I think you are overselling it a bit. 60-some cameras were misconfigured for a relatively short period of time.
nomel 3mo ago
This is false. They cannot be accessed by anyone. > For an unknown period, at least 60 AI-powered surveillance cameras manufactured by Flock Safety were accessible to anyone on the internet. Past tense.
- rconti 3mo ago
  Glad someone trusts these clowns. Where I work, this wouldn't fly. > Flock Safety acknowledged the issue in March, stating some California agencies “had their camera networks inadvertently accessible to out-of-state law enforcement agencies for a period of time,” according to a company statement. The company said it was “impossible to determine a specific cause” for the data breach.
  - pksebben 3mo ago
    Oh, that's lovely. So, if you don't know what the cause is, you can't really say you've mitigated it, can you? C'mere, I wanna honk your big red nose.

gruez 3mo ago

That's a bit misleading given that it's a subset. 404media cites "at least 60".

reactordev 3mo ago
https://www.kcrg.com/2025/12/24/cedar-rapids-police-cameras-among-dozens-exposed-unrestricted-access/ https://www.kcrg.com/2025/12/24/cedar-rapids-police-cameras-... https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/douglas-county-flock-cam-compromised-leaves-camera-exposed/73-b2a2ce04-ccd5-47e0-a9e1-d64d39855886 https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/colorado-news/dougl... https://www.wabe.org/cobb-county-youtuber-documents-flock-camera-vulnerabilities/ https://www.wabe.org/cobb-county-youtuber-documents-flock-ca... https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-police-camera-feeds-internet-data-breach-company-says/ https://www.wflx.com/2026/01/09/flock-safety-exposed-live-po... https://www.thegazette.com/news/vendor-error-exposed-some-cedar-rapids-police-cameras/article_52abd47d-cc0f-55ea-bc2e-31c8aacfbed5.html https://www.thegazette.com/news/vendor-error-exposed-some-ce... https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-searches-via-duckduckgo-bing/ https://www.404media.co/flock-leaked-cops-license-plate-sear... https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/flock-safety-credibility-lost-as-it-repeatedly-lies-to-city-councils-police-departments-and-public-across-the-country https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-c... The list is pretty endless.
- gruez 3mo ago
  >The list is pretty endless. Did you check your own sources? The first three articles you linked cites the same youtuber as in the gp. I'm not going to check any more.

criddell 3mo ago

I think you are overselling it a bit. 60-some cameras were misconfigured for a relatively short period of time.

nomel 3mo ago

This is false. They cannot be accessed by anyone. > For an unknown period, at least 60 AI-powered surveillance cameras manufactured by Flock Safety were accessible to anyone on the internet. Past tense.

rconti 3mo ago
Glad someone trusts these clowns. Where I work, this wouldn't fly. > Flock Safety acknowledged the issue in March, stating some California agencies “had their camera networks inadvertently accessible to out-of-state law enforcement agencies for a period of time,” according to a company statement. The company said it was “impossible to determine a specific cause” for the data breach.
- pksebben 3mo ago
  Oh, that's lovely. So, if you don't know what the cause is, you can't really say you've mitigated it, can you? C'mere, I wanna honk your big red nose.