@lauren @havvyhh2 that is so different from #Uber, because there is a low wage worker in the car who will definitely drive you where you want to go without any violation of your privacy, right? No way the #lyft app would refuse a request to ride to a protest, or sell their records to #Palantir? The guardians of democracy, the public transport fast pass because, no data. Right?

We do need to do something about the #Ring and #Flock and #location protections. Laws. We need laws!

404 Media confirmed Flock left at least 60 AI-powered Condor cameras livestreaming openly online.

**not shocking at all**

https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/

#flock #camera #surveillance #404media #tech #privacy
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404 Media confirmed Flock left at least 60 AI-powered Condor cameras livestreaming openly online.

**not shocking at all**

https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/

#flock #camera #surveillance #404media #tech #privacy
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This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-uiUlHTo

#flock #surveillance #privacy

A remarkable outcome for a large group of local Colorado activists last night. In Longmont, a Denver suburb northeast of Boulder, more than 50 people testified last night to city council (and more than 90 people came to the council meeting) about their pending renewal of a contract with Flock, the ALPR company that has been under fire for its surveillance capitalism. DeFlock Longmont, the group that organized the public comment scrum, won a victory when city council voted not to renew the contract at the end of the hours-long meeting.

Public comment was at times serious and other times silly, but unanimous in opposition to the city renewing their contract. Public safety officials, including the chief of Longmont Police, testified after the public comment period that the Flock cameras had been instrumental in stopping a number of dangerous incidents and arresting people who committed violent crimes.

I hope you're following this, @404mediaco because we are not going to stop with just this one city.

Read the story here:

https://yellowscene.com/2025/12/10/longmont-residents-win-fight-against-ai-surveillance/

edit: added BRL story:

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/12/11/longmont-halts-flock-license-plate-reader-data-sharing-and-weighs-ending-contract-as-boulder-plans-to-renew/

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFj3UlteWHE

#COpolitics #Colorado #Longmont #Flock #ALPR #resistance

Bye #Flock! #Eugene says get the flock out of town.

"The Eugene Police Department said it “has identified vulnerabilities and limitations” in the Flock system that did not meet the standards of the department and the community. Springfield’s deputy chief said his department no longer had confidence in the system."

https://lookouteugene-springfield.com/story/developing/2025/12/05/eugene-announces-termination-of-flock-contract/

#Oakland City Council member Ken Houston flipping the bird not-so-subtly to a constituent speaking against #Flock at today's meeting. What a piece of shit.

Fantastic DIY #Flock camera detector (WIP) from Chuck Toussieng

He reports that he

a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete

#FlockCameras

https://chuckt.com/

In a big fuck you to the hundreds of Oaklanders who stayed till midnight to oppose the expansion of the #Flock contract, the #Oakland City Council is now debating sending the item directly for a Council vote on 12/16. Extremely out of order. Rules committee meets at 10:30am at Oakland City Hall. https://oakland.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1352259&GUID=7DAF1C9C-D32E-4F01-8DBD-2EFC73119009&Options=info|&Search=

Well, this day just keeps getting shittier - #SanDiego voted to keep #Flock cameras turned on

What is the damn point of voting for Democrats when they do this shit - ongoing surveillance approved by the city and a new jail all but approved by the county in the last 12 hours

Fuck

Pump the Brakes: Regulating License Plate Readers -- a webinar from ACLU of Washington next Wednesday (December 10), 5:30-6:30 pm Pacific Standard time (UTC -8)

"In this webinar, we'll discuss how ALPRs work, why the lack of regulation threatens our civil rights and enables federal overreach, and how you can take action to fight back.

https://www.aclu-wa.org/event/pump-the-brakes-regulating-license-plate-readers/

#alpr #flock

A remarkable outcome for a large group of local Colorado activists last night. In Longmont, a Denver suburb northeast of Boulder, more than 50 people testified last night to city council (and more than 90 people came to the council meeting) about their pending renewal of a contract with Flock, the ALPR company that has been under fire for its surveillance capitalism. DeFlock Longmont, the group that organized the public comment scrum, won a victory when city council voted not to renew the contract at the end of the hours-long meeting.

Public comment was at times serious and other times silly, but unanimous in opposition to the city renewing their contract. Public safety officials, including the chief of Longmont Police, testified after the public comment period that the Flock cameras had been instrumental in stopping a number of dangerous incidents and arresting people who committed violent crimes.

I hope you're following this, @404mediaco because we are not going to stop with just this one city.

Read the story here:

https://yellowscene.com/2025/12/10/longmont-residents-win-fight-against-ai-surveillance/

edit: added BRL story:

https://boulderreportinglab.org/2025/12/11/longmont-halts-flock-license-plate-reader-data-sharing-and-weighs-ending-contract-as-boulder-plans-to-renew/

Watch the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFj3UlteWHE

#COpolitics #Colorado #Longmont #Flock #ALPR #resistance

In a big fuck you to the hundreds of Oaklanders who stayed till midnight to oppose the expansion of the #Flock contract, the #Oakland City Council is now debating sending the item directly for a Council vote on 12/16. Extremely out of order. Rules committee meets at 10:30am at Oakland City Hall. https://oakland.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1352259&GUID=7DAF1C9C-D32E-4F01-8DBD-2EFC73119009&Options=info|&Search=