▲ 118 ▼ How Cops Are Using Flock Safety's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists (www.eff.org) submitted 11 months ago by recursive_recursion@piefed.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/46082054
[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (7 children) Why aren't people removing these cameras? permalink fedilink source hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) People are, and you can help! https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/27/new-zine-birds-of-a-feather-destroy-a-flock-together/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago* (2 children) Maybe it's just me, but all the links on that page seem to point to a different zine ("Red flags: Before you join that org") than one about Flock. I tried a few likely URL substitutions but couldn't find the intended PDF. EDIT: Just clicked the publisher username and found it has correct links: https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/27/new-zine-birds-of-a-feather-destroy-a-flock-together/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh geeze you're right, I should have caught that🤦. Thanks for finding the correct one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago Happy to help! Thanks for the initial pointer to the site. Some more info about Flock cameras and their multitude of vulnerabilities and dangers are covered in some YouTube videos by Benn Jordan: Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras (2025-08-26) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. (2025-11-16) permalink fedilink source parent [–] i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's vandalism. Some towns even regret having installed them and legally cannot remove them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago I’m not destroying them, I’m installing political speech related signs which happen to block their LOS to the road. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago You don't necessarily have to put in the time to remove them. You can also quickly re-decorate them with a bit of spray paint and then move along before anyone has a chance to react to your presence... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children) People are, and you can help! https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/27/new-zine-birds-of-a-feather-destroy-a-flock-together/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago* (2 children) Maybe it's just me, but all the links on that page seem to point to a different zine ("Red flags: Before you join that org") than one about Flock. I tried a few likely URL substitutions but couldn't find the intended PDF. EDIT: Just clicked the publisher username and found it has correct links: https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/27/new-zine-birds-of-a-feather-destroy-a-flock-together/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh geeze you're right, I should have caught that🤦. Thanks for finding the correct one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago Happy to help! Thanks for the initial pointer to the site. Some more info about Flock cameras and their multitude of vulnerabilities and dangers are covered in some YouTube videos by Benn Jordan: Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras (2025-08-26) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. (2025-11-16) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago* (2 children) Maybe it's just me, but all the links on that page seem to point to a different zine ("Red flags: Before you join that org") than one about Flock. I tried a few likely URL substitutions but couldn't find the intended PDF. EDIT: Just clicked the publisher username and found it has correct links: https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2025/03/27/new-zine-birds-of-a-feather-destroy-a-flock-together/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh geeze you're right, I should have caught that🤦. Thanks for finding the correct one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago Happy to help! Thanks for the initial pointer to the site. Some more info about Flock cameras and their multitude of vulnerabilities and dangers are covered in some YouTube videos by Benn Jordan: Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras (2025-08-26) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. (2025-11-16) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gravitywell@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 child) Oh geeze you're right, I should have caught that🤦. Thanks for finding the correct one. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago Happy to help! Thanks for the initial pointer to the site. Some more info about Flock cameras and their multitude of vulnerabilities and dangers are covered in some YouTube videos by Benn Jordan: Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras (2025-08-26) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. (2025-11-16) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago Happy to help! Thanks for the initial pointer to the site. Some more info about Flock cameras and their multitude of vulnerabilities and dangers are covered in some YouTube videos by Benn Jordan: Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras (2025-08-26) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds. (2025-11-16) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's vandalism. Some towns even regret having installed them and legally cannot remove them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago I’m not destroying them, I’m installing political speech related signs which happen to block their LOS to the road. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago I’m not destroying them, I’m installing political speech related signs which happen to block their LOS to the road. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago You don't necessarily have to put in the time to remove them. You can also quickly re-decorate them with a bit of spray paint and then move along before anyone has a chance to react to your presence... permalink fedilink source parent