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I really, really hope people don’t go out en masse and destroy every single Flock camera that is unconstitutionally filming and profiling them, because it would be a terrible crime to do so. Definitely do not do this people.
they probably are constitutional, but only because the constitution says nothing about tge government buying data from private companies.
yep, flock exists purely to get around the 4th amendment and the requirement to have a warrant.
People are downvoting you, but you’re right. It’s one of the reasons why the constitution is weak in the modern era, and in need of massive additions. It just is too vague, too geared towards a world that no longer exists, and hasn’t existed for over 70 years.
they are? I guess the votes haven’t federated yet
Definitely don’t remind people to leave their phones at home or use a Faraday bag to shield their tech.
Indeed. Not having those signals to trace could make it significantly more difficult for law enforcement to identify you, and we certainly don’t want the essential job of law enforcement to be inhibited.
Also people shouldn’t be wearing masks. That would be make them even harder to identify for law enforcement.
Camera can still track you with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, keep that in mind
It can’t if you leave your phone and electronics at home, which you should be anyways.
I do though
Not American. What is flock? Is this like a ring doorbell? Are people suggesting to destroy personal property of their neighbours?
Or is this like some government cameras that are in public spaces filming ?
It’s a nationwide network of cameras used by federal, state, and local governments to track and profile people in public. It doesn’t just record, but builds a database of information on every car, license plate, and person that’s filmed, so it’s seen to be very dystopian.
Even worse, the tech gets it wrong and mistaken identity is common, and it ends up endangering people due to the violent methods US police employ. However, it’s privacy concerns that are foremost, because there’s an amendment in our country’s Constitution that should prohibit this kind of privacy violation.
If you’d like to learn more, I made a YT video on the topic recently.
don’t forget how many of them are just straight up creep cameras, installed pointing at childrens pools, playgrounds, peoples homes, etc.
It’s a revenue stream for Flock. Allowing members of the Epstein Class to view the stream of children.
explains the millions of hits per month on the cameras.
Wild stuff. That is far worse than I thought was going on.
What a scary timeline and I hope the country and sort out this stuff and reform this type activity.
They’re not just cameras. They also log nearby mobile devices. They’ve gone from a few hundred nationwide to over 100,000 in like 2 years.
Uber is going to start implementing the same thing, so mobile Flock that you wouldn’t be able to take down.
Government contracted cameras in public spaces.
Not just cameras. They also have RFID, WiFi, Bluetooth, and probably other crap I don’t remember. The idea is that even if the face rec doesn’t identify you, they still can by probing for credit cards and mobile devices. Disgusting.
Fair point. I was trying to be succinct, not intentionally vague.
Wow. Thanks for informing me. Stay safe guys
You’re welcome. I hope it’s a nice day where you are.
Canada. Its generally okay here but we do stupid shit like this too, just way less thank flock. I’m sure it’ll emerge in some form.