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Just a PSA if you're interested in these things.

https://deflock.org/

I live in the boondocks and there are a few of these locally.

Click the map and zoom to your location.
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Cool map, plenty in our area of travels. I've read lots of stories, all negative, on flock cameras. Not sure what's true, what is speculation, and what is consperacy theory.
 

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Cool map, plenty in our area of travels. I've read lots of stories, all negative, on flock cameras. Not sure what's true, what is speculation, and what is consperacy theory.

There are a lot of great videos, some from lawyers. Basically, Flock is using plate recognition and pairing it with identifying features (stickers, body damage, etc) to create your profile. Then they track you everywhere and provide a searchable database for anyone who pays for it. Police departments and government agencies are using this to bypass warrants. It's a legal gray area, for now. Linked below is a good video to get you started.

 

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Reminds me of the story about "The sky is falling..." In my area, Flock has helped in the recovery of stolen vehicles and helped track vehicles involved in hit and run instances among others. When I am on a public street, I have no expectation of any privacy with all the dash cams, Flocks, cams on private and public buildings, cameras on the freeways and public streets, etc. I support my police department efforts to reduce crime. The police department says (and I have no reason to doubt them) that Flock results that don't result in a criminal investigation are deleted after about 30 days. I have more important things to worry about than a camera reading my license plate on a public street.
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Reminds me of the story about "The sky is falling..." In my area, Flock has helped in the recovery of stolen vehicles and helped track vehicles involved in hit and run instances among others. When I am on a public street, I have no expectation of any privacy with all the dash cams, Flocks, cams on private and public buildings, cameras on the freeways and public streets, etc. I support my police department efforts to reduce crime. The police department says (and I have no reason to doubt them) that Flock results that don't result in a criminal investigation are deleted after about 30 days. I have more important things to worry about than a camera reading my license plate on a public street.
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Watch the video I posted. He addresses “expectation of privacy”. What flock is doing is building a profile on you, that’s not privacy. That’s tracking your every movement and making record and that was ruled unconstitutional.

You’re essentially saying you’re willing to give up your rights because it might catch a few bad people. I, on the other hand, am not willing to give my rights up for anything.
 

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Watch the video I posted. He addresses “expectation of privacy”. What flock is doing is building a profile on you, that’s not privacy. That’s tracking your every movement and making record and that was ruled unconstitutional.

You’re essentially saying you’re willing to give up your rights because it might catch a few bad people. I, on the other hand, am not willing to give my rights up for anything.
As a staunch conservative, I do not willingly give up any of my rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. I just don't believe all the hype over the Flock system.
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Reminds me of the story about "The sky is falling..." In my area, Flock has helped in the recovery of stolen vehicles and helped track vehicles involved in hit and run instances among others. When I am on a public street, I have no expectation of any privacy with all the dash cams, Flocks, cams on private and public buildings, cameras on the freeways and public streets, etc. I support my police department efforts to reduce crime. The police department says (and I have no reason to doubt them) that Flock results that don't result in a criminal investigation are deleted after about 30 days. I have more important things to worry about than a camera reading my license plate on a public street.
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It’s not what the police do with them that has a lot of people concerned, it’s what anyone who is willing to pay for the data they collect does with them. For example, I don’t mind that local PD and sheriff departments use them to track license plates, ID vehicles that are stolen, find people who have warrants, expired registration, etc….

What I don’t like is that they not only take a physical description of your vehicle, but anyone inside of it, their physical appearance, apparent age, location, time of day, and travel routines. Anyone willing to pay FLOCK for that information can have it. So now some weirdo knows what I drive, what I look like, what my wife and daughter look like, and they know what areas of town we frequent at what times of day. Call me paranoid but I don’t like someone being able to digitally stalk me and my family.

Now before you call me a “conspiracy theorist”, you should know that I work for the government. The department I work for installs these cameras around the city for PD. We’ve talked to FLOCK software people and we know EXACTLY what these cameras can (and will) do if someone is willing to pay for the data on them. It’s not just for “public safety” like you’re being told. There’s a massive potential for private and personal information to be leaked and given to people who definitely shouldn’t have it.

That’s why people are pushing against these things so much. Never forget what Reagan said "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the Government and I'm here to help."
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