thoughtcrimeboss on Nostr: I see a lot of people confused about what Flock cameras actually are. This is not ...

I see a lot of people confused about what Flock cameras actually are. This is not just an automated license plate reader to catch amber alerts and stolen vehicles. It is so much worse.

These cameras are logging license plates and car details such as dents and bumper stickers billions (with a B) of times a month, saving those movements into a database and correlating that data with a myriad of other data points.

A cop can enter something like a telegram handle, phone number, email, SSN, or even just a keyword and get every car associated with that data point, and study the exact movements of those cars over an extended period of time. All without a warrant.

With that kind of data they can learn everything about your entire life. Who you hang out with, who you fuck, what medical problems you have, how often you drink, etc.

Why do they need to collect and store this kind of information on law abiding citizens? It's not to protect you. If someone is a danger to society, go present evidence to a judge and get a fucking warrant. Otherwise, fuck off. This kind of surveillance power should not be trusted to law enforcement. There have already been dozens of confirmed cases of police officers using the database to stalk innocent people. If this many have been caught, how many have gotten away with it? Law enforcement officers are well known to commit domestic violence at a much higher rate than civilians. Before Flock the victims of these abusers could at least move away and hide from them, now they can't hide because we have handed their abusers the keys to a powerful surveillance system with little oversight and no warrant requirements.
#deflock