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Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras. Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Yeah, I was actually thinking about acquiring one myself. I want to dissect it, hook it up to some monitoring equipment/ software, see what I can learn about it… functionality, vulnerability, anything. But I’m also worried about the potential I accidentally show up on a video feed stored somewhere remote. I’ve been checking eBay for them, but honestly… there are several right by my home. We’ll see what happens, in time.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    I'd recommend caution. No idea if these things have a built in GPS, but I wouldn't be surprised considering how easy/cheap it is for electronics hobbyists to add GPS functionality to their projects. Take it home and fire it up and you may potentially be telling the gestapo right where you live.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Agreed. To do properly, you would probably want a verified screen room / faraday cage room. What they use for professional EMC testing. Might be able to jerry rig one I guess, but you'd want to test it for leaks if personal safety is on the line.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Thank you for saying "jerry rig" and not "jury rig". I looselose my shit everytime I "hear it".

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Why would you get upset at jury rig? It's the original term and older than jerry rig.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I always thought "jury-rig" was a nautical term that fell out of use centuries ago and has only reappeared because some people who heard the phrase "jerry-rigged" and were not familiar with the word "jerry" thought they must have said "jury". Meh, wouldn't be the first time I didn't know what I was talking about.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    They’ve already been analyzed and their security is atrocious. It’s ancient android nonsense. It’s theoretically possible to break into the wirelessly, that’s how bad these are.

    The whole thing is about grabbing as much data as fast as thy can. There’s damn near nothing keeping it restricted or secure. Might as well be an open IP cam on the internet.

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