That fucking spray foam shit is impossible to get off.

How could the cameras ID them? I thought they only read license plates? /s

We should be careful about spreading this news around. It might trigger a wave of copycat attacks and significantly impair Flock's ability to go about their business of spying on everyone. And the more this happens the less likely they are to win new contracts, so their whole business could end up in serious trouble. So think about whether you really want to get these stories seen by lots of people.

Be careful with the type that is meant to insulate walls, they spray a lot farther, and make a real mess. Be sure to wear PPE if you use this type. A full face mask is recommended.

Hear me out: Paintball projectiles containing expanding foam. Someone figure this out.

naw, they didn’t do it. they were with me eating ice cream.

Whoever they allegedly are, I saw them elsewhere at the time of the incident.

They were dressed in navy blue with badges, guns and cuffs. The call was coming from inside the dystopia.

What type of foam? Looks like Great Stuff. It's great stuff.

It was Benjamin Netenyahu

That's easy to remove. It would be really sad if someone slapped some etching cream on the lense though. That's a non-removable, chemically permanent change to the glass.

O yeah, I actually saw some ICE agents nearby when it happened. How many would you say it would have taken to do this?

Not that I imagine anyone is really inclined to help the police with their inquiries but given the fact that the police don't have any information I'm not sure how the public are going to help.

Here's a crime scene there are no apparent witnesses and no fingerprint evidence, please help.

What exactly did they expect to happen here? Even if somebody did come forward and point the finger of blame st someone, there's no actual evidence you could go to court with.

They were staying in my house in the Netherlands when this happened.

It seems like these flock camera things are too expensive to maintain.

you can help us by giving us all the location of the flock and axon cameras.

Just boys being boys

Nah, we had a movie night when this happened.

That damn Netanyahu if at it again!

I may be paranoid, but I’m starting to think this is some sort of test...why wouldn’t they just install 360° cameras. Like with Skydio lobbying the US government to ban DJI drones. It feels like they want us to take these cameras down. Is flock the only camera system in the US? Why are we so focused on flock cameras? Anyway, I’m off to the hardware store to pick up some expanding foam for a DIY home project in my garage.

I know exactly who did that. I just can’t remember their names, genders or anything else important that may be helpful in getting to the bottom of this malarkey.

Sooooo, reckon there’s that.

Too many people are going to "sneak up" on a flock camera just to have it ID their phone

Whoever it was, they were playing boardgames with me that day.

So what have we learned in this "all surveillance, all the time!" world? You sneak up on things from behind. That sticky, hard to remove, expanding foam is not that expensive and is available everywhere now that winter is on it's way.

Nah, those cameras come with foam on the lens. Nothing to see here.

I need this in paintball format.

Also, would it be illegal to put bounties on dead Flock cameras?

But the cameras only ID license plates right???

I fear that the obvious response to this is for flock cameras to to increase in number, so one can always be looking at another to see who's decorating it.

this is aweful but I need to know how aweful it is. like how much damage does this do. does it pretty much destroy the whole thing and it has to be completely replaced?

I, "Don't condone this" 😏 :Metal bonding liquids and a hubcap. Then after they're disabled, go in and ram a rebar into the hubcap where the lens is. Just make sure you don't have a phone on you and wear a mask.

oh no...anyways

I can confirm that they were staying at my place at the time of the incident.

Definitely not the handiwork of an insulation crew. Probably best to move on to investigating pastry chefs instead.

https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/Rust-Oleum-Professional-Comfort-Grip-Spray-Paint-Attachment-w-Safety-Lock/6AAXX11ASO6E

Remove the extra bits and add a servo motor.

It's probably a lazy guy with a drone that shoots expanding foam from a pressurized can dispenser. That's my wild guess.

Or... This guy, but he's run out :

Expanding … foam … 📝

You definitely shouldn’t cover them with plastic bags.

Definitely don’t point high-powered green lasers at the optical element.