Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plates.
Interesting article with some info I didn’t know about Flock. It feels like surveillance is increasing so quickly these days 🫠
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A small thing keeps getting mentioned, but not explained. These things maintain a ‘whitelist’ of license plates they’ll ‘ignore.’
Why? Who is on that list? And who gets to decide what licenses are placed on the list? Are these logged and audited?
If there is no explanation one must assume the worst interpretation.
Wealthy connected people. The police who ultimately manage the local contracts with Flock. Federal agents and their ancillaries.
Why? “Because fuck you, we’re your betters. Keep your nose down, citizen.”
Pretty much this. I’ve been living under authoritarianism my whole life and such things are just clear as day.
Same reason so many social media or tech CEOs don’t really let their kids use the product: they know it sucks and it’s not good for you nor does it respect you or your data, they know how important privacy is - just not
for youyour privacy and data.Pedophiles, it is to protect the pedophiles.
The same assholes that get those cards/coins etc. to hand to cops to explain that they can’t be pulled over.