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Dissecting Flock Safety: The Cameras Tracking You Are a Security Nightmare [video]

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222 points emsign | 2 comments | 16 Nov 25 15:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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echelon ◴[16 Nov 25 16:48 UTC] No.45946439[source]▶
These cameras are showing up everywhere in my state. It's creepy. I had no idea what they were, and now suddenly they're at every intersection, gas station, you name it.

I don't like that the government is tracking everyone's movements so openly. I knew they were doing this with cell phone data, but that wasn't so brazen.

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extropic-engine ◴[16 Nov 25 16:50 UTC] No.45946460[source]▶
did you know that flock has a data sharing contract with ring cameras? amazon’s panopticon is much larger. i believe it is on by default and users have to manually opt out, but i don’t have a ring camera to verify.
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1. spaceguillotine ◴[16 Nov 25 20:23 UTC] No.45948093{3}[source]▶
hey, while I have you here Mr CEO, why are you comfortable allowing abusive cops the tech to stalk and harass former partners, I've met women that had ex husbands in the FBI that kept chasing them across country to continue the abuse and your camera systems help enable those acts.

I hope you lose sleep like those women do.

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2. extropic-engine ◴[17 Nov 25 16:09 UTC] No.45954872[source]▶
since the flock CEO’s comment is dead, i hope you don’t mind if i reply to him here.

Your wealth and power will not save you. Your rich friends will not save you. Turning off the monstrosity you are helping to create and reckoning with what you have already done in the world is the only thing that will. If there is still any shard of humanity left in you, I hope this finds it. It is not too late to turn away from the path you chose. But it soon will be. And there will be a reckoning either way.