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Flock Surveillance company is expanding (lemmy.zip)

submitted 3 months ago by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I recently discovered a company called Flock which apparently is building a massive surveillance network. I came across a reddit post on r/sysadmin where an admin received a request to install a black box device so that law enforcement could access cameras.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers (disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1eu0fje/local_police_want_permanent_access_to_our_cameras/

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 28 points 3 months ago (3 children)

(disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

The.. political views? As in, where they decided to stop defending Nazis?

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What are you dolts arguing about the ACLU comment instead of discussing the actual post?

[–] refalo@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Because in a way, everything is political, to someone, whether you like it or not. Even mentioning the ACLU could imply there is some agenda behind what OP is doing.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Engage with the fact that theyre tracking every car on the road in real time. Thats plenty political, so why focus on who's talking about it?

There hasn't been a single other comment other than mine as of writing this thats actually talking about these cameras, you're all just circle jerking about the righteousness of some.organization that isn't even important to the discission.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 months ago

Toxic.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Theyve been popping up all over my area. My city doesn't have them buy we are surrounded by them on three sides. Its fucking disgusting and terrifying and no one seems to give a shit and just get annoyed that I point them out every time we pass one.