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toephu2yesterday at 10:31 PM3 repliesview on HN

Doubt it. Any sources for that?

I am in favor of the flock cameras. Most people tend to behave if they know they are being watched. They have helped reduce crime in the cities they've been deployed in.


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potatototoo99yesterday at 10:59 PM

That's the good thing about police states, no crime! (except state-sanctioned crimes against humanity of course)

superkuhyesterday at 11:23 PM

>“Communities rejecting Flock aren’t choosing to be less safe; quite the opposite,” Hamid said. “They are coming to terms with how such a massive, sprawling, and ultimately ungovernable surveillance system puts themselves and their community members at risk.”

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/11/flock-haters-cro...

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden_letter_to_f...

https://www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-releases/wyden-krish...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/flock-safetys-feature-...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/11/human-toll-alpr-errors

https://www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-searched-license-plate-c...

https://www.404media.co/ice-taps-into-nationwide-ai-enabled-...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detecti...

https://denverite.com/2025/10/27/bow-mar-flock-cameras-accus...

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025...

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/doritos-or-gun - not flock but a dangerous example of AI surveillance camera false positives risking people's lives.

And even with that minimal effort I've already provided about the same quality of sources that Flock corporate does for their claims.

dawnerdyesterday at 10:59 PM

Please cite your source for that. Cities are pulling out of contracts with flock because they lied about who has access to data and there’s been improper access.

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