Re: Cops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Around

francis wrote:

>On Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:31:11 +0100, Flocked Up wrote:
>
>> Records from a single town in Illinois reveal more than 1,200 Flock
>> searches investigate cases of loitering.
>> 
>> Flock Security likes to describe its national private network of
>> cameras and license plate scanners as a public safety boon. “I can
>> think of no greater mission than rescuing our children,” tweeted
>> Flock CEO Garrett Langley, sharing a promotional company video.
>> “Another child rape suspect located and arrested with help from
>> Flock,” chief strategy officer Rahul Sidhu posted last month. Last
>> week, venture capital firm and Flock investor Andreessen Horowitz put
>> the company’s benefits in 
>> 
>> Though Flock’s investors and executives insist its surveillance
>> dragnet thwarts the most serious of crimes, it turns out police are
>> also using the company’s technology to go after some of the pettiest
>> possible 
>> 
>> When police seek footage from Flock’s more than 120,000 cameras
>> nationwide, they select a category of crime corresponding with the
>> alleged offense they are investigating, such as hit-and-run or
>> burglary. Among the choices is the supposed crime of being suspicious
>> in public, formally categorized by Flock as
>> “Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations.” 
>> 
>> https://theintercept.com/2026/09/09/flock-cameras-police-loitering-
>> curfew-surveillance/
>
>Got forbid people stand around, especially after the almost complete 
>removal of 'third place' locations for folks..
>

Trump needs to keep an eye on you