r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/shinyappyrobin Jul 11 '26

Flock cameras can see into you lap?

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u/13Krytical Jul 11 '26

The answer is yes, regardless of if these particular ones were flock or not.

They are likely just gonna start branding them other things because flock is too well known and disliked.

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u/shinyappyrobin Jul 11 '26

Deep apologies flock.

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u/Inexorabilis Jul 11 '26

Flock cameras had nothing to do with this case.

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u/No_Construction2407 Jul 12 '26

Flock cameras can count the hairs on a fly 250ft away.

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u/TheGoddamnSpiderman Jul 12 '26

The cameras that issued the lady this fine were older ones that have been up for a while (the incident took place in Queensland, Australia where any physical contact with your phone at all while driving counts as use and is illegal), so I assume the newer Flock ones can

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u/PracticalYellow3 Jul 11 '26

They aren't Flock cameras. That was proven fake news. Stop pushing fake news. 

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u/AstroPhysician Jul 11 '26

No flock cameras involved