Flock Safety is Herd Control

Science and Technology
#1

I thought about posting this on the recent Facial Recognition thread; however, I believe it warrants a dedicated one.

From Wikipedia:
“Flock Safety is an American manufacturer and operator of automated license plate recognition (ALPR), video surveillance, and gunfire locator systems. Founded in 2017, Flock operates such systems under contract with law enforcement agencies, neighborhood associations, and private businesses, and as of 2024, claims to operate in over 4,000 cities across 42 U.S. states.”
NOTE: The Wikipedia page is informative and worth a read, IMO.

Gosh, where to start? I find each product description quite disconcerting when portability, scalability, ease-of-use, interoperability, compatibility, speed, accountability (lack thereof), AI-ility, etc., are considered. This is not just for law enforcement agencies; it seems any organization can purchase their products and services and become a surveillance portal. How long before these are as common as stop signs?

Snapshot of their Products:

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Snapshot of their Solutions:

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#2

Welcome to the surveillance state where “everybody knows you”…wonder what ACLU means by restrictions on monitoring to avoid 1st amendment violations? Monitored surveillance? What does that look like? :joy:

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#3

It won’t be too long before these things are ubiquitous, at least in the cities and richer parts of the world, if Mr. Globaloney gets his way. This kind of tech won’t just be as common as stop signs; it will be on stop signs. I think/hope the situation will vary by country and jurisdiction.

However, regarding all the surveillance tech coming down the pike, I do wonder whether tech-savvy hacker types will find ways to use some of it against Mr. Globaloney and his lackeys. Just think of all the scandals that have been revealed because so many people carry around surveillance devices that can record video.

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#4

Reviving this threat because this

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Right now, there’s a huge amount of pro-Flock camera propaganda that’s coming at us from the government as well as from Flock itself and aligned influencers and commentators. This is because the public is finally catching on to the fact that the government has already been abusing Flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers for years. Cops have been stalking their ex-girlfriends all over the country. They’ve been aiming guns at innocent drivers due to all the mistakes being made. They’ve been arresting innocent people, but more importantly, they’ve been caught setting up this massive surveillance state that’s just now coming to fruition. And it’s frightening. But the government is claiming that Flock keeps us safe, that it solves crimes, that it saves the children, and that it’s completely constitutional. But is it?

The Case Against Flock…Civil Rights Attorney

Shortened: What is Heirs Property?

Well, this feels like a decisive moment in American History. The people vs the representatives of the people.

A Constitutional Fist a Cuffs!

#5

… Then why don’t they call it the “Cheers Flock Safety Camera System” - see what I did there? :slight_smile:
These cameras will ultimately be used as a means to give “non-violent” (know who I mean by “non-violent”?) drivers speeding tickets and NOT as a means to trackdown and arrest “violent DRIVERS” or should I say “violence DRIVERS”. They will be used as a NEW revenue stream (ROI) via fines generated for the cities who put them up. They will also be used as revenue generators for FLOCK in that FLOCK will in addition to being paid for the camera systems they will also be able to sell the data their systems capture. If used for the reasons that are claimed they will lower ROI by causing cities to have to SPEND money in the tracking, apprehension and incarceration of criminals. Therefore, crime prevention is not their real purpose – it is the generation of revenue.

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#6

… and these upcoming elections are the most important in our lifetimes! We are again being told. Uh-huh and …

#7

… BINGO Fiat! … and why, as you say, in the “richer parts of the world, …”

#8

Can we compromise and go back to allowing police only speed radar guns? They didn’t take a photo and add it to a data base for AI to process.
Radar speed guns could at least be detected with a “fuzz buster” to allow the drivers to slow down and not get a speeding ticket. Unless a cop and his vehicle was there to witness a “California stop” at a yield or stop sign, all was “legal”.