Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works | TechCrunch
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The surveillance company announced it's making a tool called "Audit Assistance" mandatory for all customers, claiming it's already helped catch abuse. But the company has yet to explain how the tool works in detail, raising questions about its effectiveness.
  • Lukas Murch@thelemmy.clubEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    I might give a little support if the cameras would help prevent police brutality, but pretty sure the cameras we need would suddenly malfunction at the worst times.

    • TheFogan@programming.devEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      I’ll consider giving support after there’s a wave of police getting held accountable for abuses, and headlines of the police unions demanding for flock cameras to be taken down. However I’m not holding my breath.

      For now it seems like they are just supposedly adding ways to possibly catch cops who are, using the cameras for illegal stuff like spying on swimming pools, yoga classes, or stalking ex’s…