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The backlash against Flock cameras is spreading

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How the story developed
16 Jul
The backlash against Flock cameras is spreading
REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes Labs
Other feeds and industry voices
20 Sept
A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000 vehicles in 21 days.

A hacker collective pulled down a Flock camera and dumped its data. The files included thousands of videos and logs showing that the device captured 1.6 million images of 50,000

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
13 Oct
Flock is a small fraction of the police department’s budget in Covington, GA. But amid fierce blowback about Flock’s surveillance practices, contracts with the company are now being scrutinized in cit

Flock is a small fraction of the police department’s budget in Covington, GA. But amid fierce blowback about Flock’s surveillance practices, contracts with the company are now

OPINION · WHERE · WiredOPEN STORY
20 Aug
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage.

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than

OPINION · WHAT · WiredOPEN STORY
13 Aug
The fight over Flock and other ALPRs

There are over 120,000 of Flock’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras installed all over the US. Flock’s cameras, and others like them, use AI to identify and track

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
1 May
Flock cameras keep telling police a man who doesn't have a warrant has a warrant

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REPORT · WHO · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
31 Aug
Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses,

Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
17 Sept
Flock cameras are tracking people as well as cars

Two reports reveal how Flock’s license plate camera network tracks people’s movements while oversight continues to lag.

REPORT · HOW · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
17 Sept
Concerns around Waymo echo the backlash against Flock’s network of automated license-plate readers, which have prompted growing fears about government surveillance and misuse.

Concerns around Waymo echo the backlash against Flock’s network of automated license-plate readers, which have prompted growing fears about government surveillance and misuse. But

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
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