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@scottsthoughts@better.boston  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Just learned about Flock cameras by way of this article: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detection-microphones-will-start-listening-human-voices

And also learned of https://www.deflock.me which shows that Tufts and Home Depot are operating a number of surveillance cameras in #Somerville, and MassDot appears to be surveilling the skate park under the Zakim bridge as well.

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Flock’s Gunshot Detection Microphones Will Start Listening for Human Voices

Flock Safety, the police technology company most notable for their extensive network of automated license plate readers spread throughout the United States, is rolling out a new and troubling product that may create headaches for the cities that adopt it: detection of “human distress” via audio. As...
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