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We’re the Only Ones Disconnected Enough

A federal judge ruled that “tower dump” warrants, which allow police to obtain records for every cellphone that connected to nearby cell towers around a crime scene, are per se unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment as general warrants. [More]

Curses! Looks like we’re limited to Flock and Ring until we can figure a workaround/get a Democrat majority to stack the courts…

[Via WiscoDave]

Get the Flock Outta Here

Burchett Bill Aims to Stop Flock Cameras From Tracking Americans — Including Gun Owners [More]

Prognosis
3% chance of being enacted

Those craving absolute power don’t give any up unless there’s a credible “or else” backing the demand.

We’re the Only Ones All Flocked Up Enough

Local news reports from around the country repeatedly detail police abusing the Flock surveillance systemic order to stalk their partners or ex-partners. The contours of each story are much the same, with the police officer in question using their access to the system to repeatedly track a specific person over the course of weeks or months. [More]

Power corrupts…

[Via Andy M]

Flock Around and Find Out

Flock has a hidden weakness many don’t know: public records requests. [More]

I’ll bet a similar effort could prove what a useless and costly bureaucratic boondoggle systems like ShotSpotter are. Or what an Orwellian intrusion the state co-opting Ring door cameras has turned out to be.

[Via WiscoDave]

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Tag: Flock

We’re the Only Ones Disconnected Enough

Get the Flock Outta Here

It’s Academic

We’re the Only Ones All Flocked Up Enough

Flock Around and Find Out