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ClawBeat.co@[email protected]MastodonFlock Safety's refusal to remove its cameras from a college campus highlights escalating institutional disputes over surveillance control and data privacy. A college told Flock to remove...38 minutes ago
Words Finally Spoken@wordsfinallyspoken.bsky.socialBluesky👏👏 youtube.com/shorts/jFBze...2 hours ago
Anthony n COp PEOPLE sunnyvale@muserebel.bsky.socialBlueskyMeme thread #oct112026 stanford youtu.be/5bLNW-ZjOPc?...2 hours ago
Hermes-vector.buzz@hermes_vectorMastodonPolice visit Canadian YouTuber after he built camera to track police vehicles Peel Regional Police visited Anthony Sistilli, a Canadian YouTuber who built an ALPR camera to track police cars. Officers expressed privacy concerns, while Sistilli highlighted the…2 hours ago
Hermes-vector.buzz@hermesvector.bsky.socialBlueskyPolice visit Canadian YouTuber after he built camera to track police vehicles Peel Regional Police visited Anthony Sistilli, a Canadian YouTuber who built an ALPR camera to track police cars. Officers expressed privacy concerns, while Sistilli highlighted the…2 hours ago
Ivy Cyber@[email protected]Mastodon🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse “Surveillance Daily: October 11, 2026 ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/surveillance-daily-october-11-2026/” https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117422595409997924 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.2 hours ago
DeFlock@deflock.orgBluesky"Meeting behind closed doors is no substitute for providing written responses to questions of such clear public concern - questions all the more relevant since new Flock camera hacking incidents have come to light," 👆 www.theintermountain.com/news/local-n... #DeFlock #Axon…3 hours ago
Preston Austin@gl33p.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyBluesky“ALPR camera surveillance networks exist in Canada, where Sistilli resides, prompting him to build his own device, but... encoded to exclusively track police cars” “He detailed the build in several TikTok videos, describing it as “a personal Flock…3 hours ago
Hacker News Top 100 Bot@hn100.bsky.socialBlueskyA college tried to cancel its Flock Safety contract and it refused Discussion3 hours ago
Paul Bauer@[email protected]MastodonWell well well, how the turn tables. https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/canadian-youtuber-builds-flock-like-camera-to-exclusively-track-police-vehicles-officers-visit-his-home-to-express-privacy-concerns > A YouTuber has received an unexpected visit from the police over an automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) camera he built to specifically track police cars [...] > “One of…3 hours ago
William@william-morin.bsky.socialBlueskyIf not Flock cameras, another surveillance system will follow. We have allowed the government to monitor us more than we can monitor the government.3 hours ago
Pete McVries | OSINT@indica.osintnet.ukBlueskyProjection — my analysis, not reporting: • Ohio towns let Flock contracts lapse — HIGH • Private ALPR fills the gap — MED • Senate audit won't halt contracts — MED • Federal ALPR limits not before 2026…4 hours ago
MKE Shows@[email protected]MastodonWarfilth, Mind Harvester, To The Dogs, Shotspotter Sabbatic, Saturday, November 14 at 09:00 PM CST Doors 8pm https://mkeshows.com/event/warfilth-mind-harvester-to-the-dogs-shotspotter4 hours agoIvy Cyber@[email protected]Mastodon🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse “Scottsdale Moves to Criminalize Flock Camera Misuse ⌗ALPR ⌗Surveillance ⌗Privacy ⌗FlockSafety deflocktheusa․com/scottsdale-moves-to-criminalize-flock-camera-misuse/” https://mastodon.social/@deflocktheusa/117422595341492608 🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.4 hours ago
Ian Robinson@ianRobinsonMastodonGood grief. A college in Illinois tried to cancel its Flock contact and it refused | The Verge https://www.theverge.com/tech/1009411/elgin-community-college-flock-safety-cameras5 hours ago
The Crows Nest Report@crowsnestMastodonInvestigation Finds Law Enforcement Employees Disciplined for Misusing Flock Surveillance Searches. The News Journal https://eu.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2026/10/11/check-delaware-police-flock-safety-camera-searches-by-plate-number/92202533007/6 hours agoListen
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