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Cities have been dropping Flock at an accelerating pace over concerns regarding

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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
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
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
19 Aug
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 tracking license plate

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
8 Apr
US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology

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REPORT · WHAT · Hacker News Best (RSS)OPEN STORY
18 Aug
With each city that leaves, the Flock network becomes less useful to those that remain—and many metropolitan areas are starting to notice.

With each city that leaves, the Flock network becomes less useful to those that remain—and many metropolitan areas are starting to notice.

OPINION · WHERE · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
15 Sept
Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract

City: Flock enabled "nationwide lookup" despite contract requiring it to be disabled.

REPORT · WHO · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
14 Aug
The ACLU has warned that “serious concerns” remain about how cops use Flock data and whether agencies or Flock are actually willing to stop abuse.

The ACLU has warned that “serious concerns” remain about how cops use Flock data and whether agencies or Flock are actually willing to stop abuse.

OPINION · HOW · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
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