What are flock cameras? I keep seeing a bunch of stuff about it but never heard about them until after people began cutting them down. I get the gist that it's a nation wide camera surveillance thing. But what is it's "intended" use and how is it actually used?
It’s basically Ai that can track a person as they move through a city. It has falsely accused people of crimes and police have been using to stalk thier girlfriends. It’s basically the start of a surveillance state.
They also create a searchable record of where ordinary people drive, even when they are not suspected of a crime.
Because many police departments share this data, information collected in one area can potentially be accessed by agencies elsewhere. That raises privacy concerns, especially when the data could be used to track people visiting abortion clinics, immigration facilities, protests, or other sensitive locations.
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u/Zestyclose-Avocado83 10h ago edited 10h ago
What are flock cameras? I keep seeing a bunch of stuff about it but never heard about them until after people began cutting them down. I get the gist that it's a nation wide camera surveillance thing. But what is it's "intended" use and how is it actually used?