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I'm proud to have mapped an impressive amount of cameras. You see a lot of things on a bicycle.

I also add non ALPR cameras. There are multiples more of those. I see no reason those can't detect license plates either.

by user00005

There is a growing counter-tech neo luddite movement forming, and I think its going to get very large. At some point we need to step back and ask - why are we simply accepting technologies that erode freedoms and subjugate the masses

by ost-ing

This isn't a vigilante movement. These cameras are being installed without any constitutional basis. And people don't need legal authority to correct an unlawful camera installation problem that cities are not handling.

by trinsic2

When people feel like their voice isn’t heard, this is the inevitable result.

by ungreased0675

Someone should start a surveillance company and put up their cameras pointed at the politicians houses.

If they then try to get them taken down using legal action they could sue under equal protection clause.

Edit add: Make data stream of cameras public for general population but charge if LEO or aggregate data search.

by themaninthedark

Flock was pitched as the triumph of technology over criminality. It's surveillance network was supposed to end crime. However, when people witness extreme criminality thriving unpunished at the top levels of U.S. politics, the lie becomes evident. Flock isn't about ending crime. It's a tool of control to be used by criminals.

Who watches the watchers? Everyone.

by beloch

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  • I'm proud to have mapped an impressive amount of cameras. You see a lot of things on a bicycle.

    I also add non ALPR cameras. There are multiples more of those. I see no reason those can't detect license plates either.

    by user00005
  • There is a growing counter-tech neo luddite movement forming, and I think its going to get very large. At some point we need to step back and ask - why are we simply accepting technologies that erode freedoms and subjugate the masses
    by ost-ing
  • This isn't a vigilante movement. These cameras are being installed without any constitutional basis. And people don't need legal authority to correct an unlawful camera installation problem that cities are not handling.
    by trinsic2
  • Lets instead talk about the growing vigalante action by Flock corporation refusing to allow cities to remove cameras from their property after the contract is cancelled. Some cities have been forced to cover the cameras with trash bags.

    https://www.404media.co/flock-objects-to-our-removing-their-...

    https://www.wmtv15news.com/2026/06/05/dane-county-covers-flo...

    by superkuh
  • When people feel like their voice isn’t heard, this is the inevitable result.
    by ungreased0675
  • Someone should start a surveillance company and put up their cameras pointed at the politicians houses.

    If they then try to get them taken down using legal action they could sue under equal protection clause.

    Edit add: Make data stream of cameras public for general population but charge if LEO or aggregate data search.

    by themaninthedark
  • Passed an old guy sitting on the side of the road with a lawn chair today, he was holding a pool skimmer with cardboard attached at the end to block a flock camera. There was a local news story about it [1]. Happy to see it.

    [1] https://www.cltampa.com/news/a-77-year-old-republican-man-is...

    by themythfable
  • Flock was pitched as the triumph of technology over criminality. It's surveillance network was supposed to end crime. However, when people witness extreme criminality thriving unpunished at the top levels of U.S. politics, the lie becomes evident. Flock isn't about ending crime. It's a tool of control to be used by criminals.

    Who watches the watchers? Everyone.

    by beloch