From Jacob Whelan These patterns are everywhere but society has everyone so distracted that most people don’t see them. Thankfully, you’re not most people, so you can recognize them and call them out, because calling them out and asking the hard questions is the only thing that can keep us safe.
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From “reason.com” Elgin Community College even tied garbage bags over the cameras, but Flock technicians just cut them down. Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based company worth more than $8 billion, manufactures automated license plate readers (ALPRs), cameras that capture images of license plates and store them in a database that police can search. Recently, the company
An Illinois College Tried To Cancel Its Flock Contract. Flock Refused. Read More »
From “reclaimthenet.org” Your backdrop may reveal where you are, even when your caption says nothing at all. Graylark, a Boston company that sells an AI investigation platform to “qualified law enforcement agencies, enterprise users, and government entities,” says that one photo taken inside a rental or a hotel room is now enough for its system
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From “reclaimthenet.org” The government’s answer to omnipresent surveillance is that omnipresent surveillance is normal. The US government has told a federal appeals court that data collected by Flock Safety cameras is not protected by the Fourth Amendment, because being watched on the road is “a reality of modern life” – and therefore, nobody can expect
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From “She Prepares” Amazon drivers are now being asked to photograph certain homes as part of the delivery process, raising questions about what is being captured, where those images go, and whether customers can actually opt out. In this video, I’m breaking down what Amazon is doing, why these photos are being taken, and what
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From Anthony Sistilli I built a camera to watch police cars. Then two officers showed up at my front door. That sent me deeper into Flock, surveillance, and what is happening in my own neighbourhood.
Man nvestigated Flock Cameras. Then Police Came to His Door. Read More »
This article comes from “naturalnews.com” A federal judge in Tulsa, Oklahoma ruled Thursday, Oct. 1, that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when he searched for her license plate in Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader system without a warrant, marking one of the first times a federal court has declared such
This article comes from “naturalnews.com” An hour south of Houston, a 3,000-acre digital fortress is rising from farmland while the governor’s much-publicized data center ban dominates headlines. Regulators have approved Amazon’s campus near Boling in Wharton County, even though Gov. Greg Abbott announced his crackdown on Sept. 21. The order is a pause on new
From “reason.com” Gun registry bans might not be enough to protect gun owners from lists built from license-plate data.When Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy, Wisconsin, removed its three Flock Safety cameras in August, general manager Saad Jaber cited broader customer privacy concerns, not misuse at the range. In Cleveland, Georgia, Gun Commanders owner Michael Carter
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From “reclaimthenet.org” The Ban Flock Act would restrict federal use of Flock ALPR data and automated license plate readers. A new US bill, Ban Flock Act, has been introduced, with the aim of stopping the federal government from using automated license plate readers (ALPRs). “Flock is eviscerating the very notion of privacy by installing tens
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