Tag: Flock cameras

Birds of a Feather

He launched into a full-throated rant that America needs a civil war to clean itself up. You can guess which side needs to be disarmed, run through reeducation camps, or simply removed. It was not the Biden voters. It was not the people cheering on every new gun-control bill and every new surveillance tool. It was the rest of us—the ones who still think the Second Amendment and the Fourth Amendment are both worth defending. The ones who put America first. [More]

They’re gonna make YOU a star!

[Via Lawrence P]

Hold Our Beer, Big Brother

Eyeofsauron

A joint investigation by 404 Media and WIRED, based on data recovered from a physically removed Flock camera, found that its on-device software explicitly detects people as well as vehicles, bicycles, and license plates. Separately, Washington DC’s police union says the Metropolitan Police Department used Flock data to track officers under Internal Affairs investigation without their knowledge. [More]

So, what else could they be using it for?

Hey, it’s for the greater good.

[Via Henry Bowman]

Getting the Flock Outta There

Eagle Sports Range in Cudahy says it has removed all of its Flock Safety cameras, citing privacy concerns. [More]

Here.

Now we see if Flock sues them and if they can then countersue for fraudulent concealment/fraud in the inducement because known negative impacts on business were never disclosed.

[Via WiscoDave]

Related UPDATE

[Via Jess]

We’re the Only Ones Aiding and Abetting Enough

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who was arrested this week allegedly used Flock Safety and other technology to help someone involved in a drug investigation, documents revealed… The document alleged that the “target” asked Elliott to search for the license plate registration for a vehicle being used by an undercover officer. [More]

To paraphrase Dean Wormer, evil and stupid is no way to go through life, son.

[Via CP]

We’re the Only Ones Flocking Around and Finding Out Enough

The Fayetteville Police Department fired three of its officers after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the department announced on July 17. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searches outside their scope of work — including looking for their own plates or those of friends and family. The three, who have not been identified, were put on administrative leave before being terminated. [More]

Birds of a feather…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Lying and Stupid Enough

Are we willing to trade all of our freedoms in the name of safety? Especially when we have incompetent police officers such as they have at the Columbine Valley Police Department in this sergeant, who either lied to this woman or is a complete idiot, or both. [Watch]

What have we said about relying exclusively on cameras to make important decisions?

I see the cowards took down their Facebook page and it looks like Sgt. Jamie Milliman has decided to LinkOut.

[Via WiscoDave]