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[–] 31 points 3 months ago

Your flock post reminder that they aren't just license plate readers. They capture Bluetooth and wifi MACs, NFC IDs, and cellphone IMEIs, scan for wifi ssids (exactly like a WiFi Pineapple, to further fingerprint a device) from every device within range. They also do facial recognition of everyone within view of the lens. All that information is sent to flock for sale to any government agency,

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  • [–] 25 points 3 months ago
    [–] 23 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

    cities are unsure whether they have the legal right to remove the cameras themselves and are not sure whether they can disable their recording operations.

    Just cut their connection to the grid. The power grid is not Flocks property so they cant complain if you just stop giving them free energy.

    Probably solar powered :(

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Aren't Flock cameras solar powered? Wasn't that part of their marketing schtick that you could put them anywhere without needing to run infrastructure?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago

    All any town/city that bans Flock (when then Flock fails to comply) would need to do is put out an open hit on their cameras. That's it, just greenlight it, "We are officially not charging people for damaging Flock property, have fun." Cameras will be gone overnight.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I don't give a fuck if they object.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Why aren’t we just covering their solar panels? The device can still do shady shit without a camera, but without power it’s dead in the water.

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