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Flock Surveillance company is expanding (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago by possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I recently discovered a company called Flock which apparently is building a massive surveillance network. I came across a reddit post on r/sysadmin where an admin received a request to install a black box device so that law enforcement could access cameras.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers (disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1eu0fje/local_police_want_permanent_access_to_our_cameras/

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[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

(disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

The.. political views? As in, where they decided to stop defending Nazis?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They are fairly far left. I think freedom and privacy shouldn't he political. That is why I felt the need to leave a disclaimer as there are some political statements in the page.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do you mean that you don't like the way they prefer to defend individuals against corporations rather than the other way around, or the way they don't help people defend themselves against lawful and reasonable government action?

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

The ACLU stopped being neutral long ago, if they ever were.

Fuck the ACLU at this point.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

I don't mean any of those things. I just want to point out that I don't support the political statements. I am not looking to start a fight.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Saying it won't help on Lemmy. When its users see anything related to politics, they will fight. Just ignore it.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

What are you dolts arguing about the ACLU comment instead of discussing the actual post?

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Toxic.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Theyve been popping up all over my area. My city doesn't have them buy we are surrounded by them on three sides. Its fucking disgusting and terrifying and no one seems to give a shit and just get annoyed that I point them out every time we pass one.