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Man charged with three felonies for destroying a fake Flock camera now faces misdemeanors instead (techspot.com)

2026-09-16 | by Rob Thubron | tags: flock camera, evan meyer, oviedo police

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Records show police justified Flock license plate searches with answers like "LMAO" and "idk" (techspot.com)

2026-09-15 | by Daniel Sims | get privacy screen protector for laptop webcam anti-surveillance → | tags: flock safety, alpr, license plate readers

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A Cop Searched 19,000 Flock Cameras Across 1,558 Cities. His Reason: 'LMAO' (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-15 | by Vinay Patel | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, electronic frontier foundation

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California city canceled Flock, removed its cameras, then found the company had put some of them back (techspot.com)

2026-09-08 | by Rob Thubron | tags: flock safety, grass valley, license plate cameras

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Surveillance-Happy Police In Shambles After Trump Tariffs Makes Drones Absurdly Expensive (futurism.com)

2026-09-06 | by Frank Landymore | get DJI Mini 4K drone → | tags: trump tariffs, drones, police surveillance

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As Backlash Grows, More Americans Now Oppose Automated Police License Plate Readers Than Support (slashdot.org)

2026-08-29 | by Posted | tags: flock, license plate readers, police surveillance

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A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend (wired.com)

2026-08-27 | by Caroline Haskins | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, alpharetta police

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Mayor Livid When Even More Police Are Arrested for Using Flock Database Inappropriately (futurism.com)

2026-08-26 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: flock, license plate readers, savannah

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How to Find Out If There Are Flock Cameras Near You (cnet.com)

2026-08-23 | get Ring Battery Doorbell → | tags: flock cameras, atlas of surveillance, police surveillance

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Flock Is Quietly Selling Powerful Drones That Scan License Plates From the Sky (futurism.com)

2026-08-21 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, drone technology

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People Are Cutting Down Flock Cameras En Masse (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-19 | by Margaret Killjoy | tags: flock cameras, winona police, surveillance state

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Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code (wired.com)

2026-08-19 | by Dhruv Mehrotra | tags: flock safety, ai tool, police surveillance

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The Cop Who Took On Flock (wired.com)

2026-08-18 | by Dhruv Mehrotra | tags: flock safety, license plate readers, pawtucket police

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We Spotted So Many Workarounds for Flock’s New Rules on Police Camera Surveillance (cnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: flock safety, police surveillance, ai cameras

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Police departments are told to call license plate readers "county resources" instead of naming them (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Daniel Sims | tags: license plate readers, flock cameras, police surveillance

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Dozens of police officers accused of using license plate cameras to track women (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: flock safety, license plate reader, police surveillance

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Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock's Cameras to Stalk People (slashdot.org)

2026-06-21 | by Posted | get Flock Safety Camera System → | tags: flock, license plate reader, police surveillance

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Meta Is Testing Police Surveillance Tech for Its Smart Glasses (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-15 | get Smart Glasses with Police Tech → | tags: meta, smart glasses, facial recognition

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When Flock Surveillance Comes to Your Town: Everything to Know About These Cameras (cnet.com)

2026-06-08 | by See Full Bio | get Wireless Security Camera System → | tags: cameras, enforcement, flock

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A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | get Seattle Surveillance Tour Guide → | tags: public spaces, seattle police, surveillance cameras

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Airline worker arrested after sharing photos of bomb damage in WhatsApp group (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-19 | by Issy Clarke | get Security Camera System → | tags: whatsapp, dubai international airport, iranian drone strike

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A number of US cities are pulling the plug on Flock Safety's AI cameras (techspot.com)

2026-03-18 | get Flock Safety Security Camera → | tags: flock safety, andreessen horowitz, ai cameras

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Pump the Brakes on Your Police Department's Use of Flock Safety (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Chad Marlow | get digital camera → | tags: alpr, flock, mass