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What the Flock?
An index of reporting, court records, and public filings showing what happens beyond Flock's public-safety claims. These are the documented problems, mistakes, and abuses that can be easy to miss when the story comes only from the vendor or the agencies using the cameras.
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We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds.
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A video posted by Benn Jordan is titled as a demonstration of gaining access to Flock Safety cameras in under 30 seconds. The available page text consists only of the title and a sponsor message for Ground News, so no findings, methods, or Flock response are described in the accessible material.
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Breaking The Creepy AI in Police Cameras
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A YouTube video whose description states that a private startup has been logging and sharing vehicle location data on United States drivers without their consent. The available text frames the piece as an examination of the artificial intelligence used in police camera systems. The description is truncated, so the full scope of the segment is not stated.
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San Francisco Woman Pulled Out of Car at Gunpoint Because of License Plate Reader Error
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A plate reader misread one digit of Denise Green's license plate in 2009, flagging her burgundy Lexus as a stolen gray GMC truck. San Francisco officers stopped her at gunpoint and searched her for twenty minutes without first verifying the plate visually. The Ninth Circuit reinstated her lawsuit after a district court initially ruled the mistake reasonable.
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Judge Rules Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk's Use of Flock Cameras Can Proceed
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The Institute for Justice announced that a federal judge declined to dismiss its Fourth Amendment challenge to Norfolk's 172-camera Flock network, citing Carpenter v. United States on warrantless location tracking. Plaintiffs Lee Schmidt and Crystal Arrington argue that a city-wide record of their daily movements is a search requiring a warrant.