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Flock Surveillance company is expanding (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently discovered a company called Flock which apparently is building a massive surveillance network. I came across a reddit post on r/sysadmin where an admin received a request to install a black box device so that law enforcement could access cameras.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers (disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1eu0fje/local_police_want_permanent_access_to_our_cameras/

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

(disclaimer: I don't support the political views of ACLU)

The.. political views? As in, where they decided to stop defending Nazis?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Toxic.

[+] [email protected] -12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

They are fairly far left. I think freedom and privacy shouldn't he political. That is why I felt the need to leave a disclaimer as there are some political statements in the page.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do you mean that you don't like the way they prefer to defend individuals against corporations rather than the other way around, or the way they don't help people defend themselves against lawful and reasonable government action?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't mean any of those things. I just want to point out that I don't support the political statements. I am not looking to start a fight.

[–] Tangent5280 1 points 2 months ago

"I am not looking to start a fight"

That works, sometimes.

[–] steel_nomad 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Everything is political. Unfortunately. BUT I am for ANY org that is in favor of individual rights and freedoms. Haven't looked at the ACLU in a while tho tbf

[–] user -1 points 2 months ago

Because you make it that. Its political for you but for me, no.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The ACLU isn't to bad but they are definitely liberal. However, the work they do benefits us all. The EFF is a little less left leaning so I tend to prefer articles written by them.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Less left leaning than liberal? Are you suggesting the EFF is conservative?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

No, I am not. I am saying they are a little less politically extreme. They are left leaning but they less public about it. They still have left leaning views but they aren't as vocal about it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Saying it won't help on Lemmy. When its users see anything related to politics, they will fight. Just ignore it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I like the last pictures , looks someone ripped one and examined it. I was about to suggest to do that break them at night

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't commit a crime. That seems like a very bad idea and could result in a criminal record and prison time.

Fight with our spirit, voice and civil disobedience.

[–] Tangent5280 3 points 2 months ago

Exactly. Thats exactly the right thing to say on public social media. We are all obedient little pigs here.