Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by nxobject on Friday January 09, 2026 @07:30PM
(#46561326)
“Wow, we totally didn’t know we had everything accessible on Shodan! We totally hope that no federal entities exploited this (fake tears), but I guess we can’t tell anyway! It’s not as if they found out about it from us :(”
Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by therobots927 on Friday January 09, 2026 @06:17PM
(#46560766)
He’s clearly mimicking Alex Karp. And there’s no doubt in my mind that this is one of many backdoors built into Flock.
Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by JohnMakin on Friday January 09, 2026 @08:01PM
(#46561552)
this is more of an unlocked front door
Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by therobots927 on Friday January 09, 2026 @11:06PM
(#46562648)
Hahaha
Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Friday January 09, 2026 @08:50PM
(#46561924)
> Their CEO comes off as a real self-righteous character.
https://www.ci.staunton.va.us/home/showpublisheddocument/134... (PDF)
My favorite part:
> [Activists are] also trying to turn a public records process into a weapon against you and against us.
As if people are not simply asking for something to which they are entitled through legislation.
Re:Flock Hardcoded the Password for America's Surveillance I...
by Forgeties79 on Friday January 09, 2026 @10:54PM
(#46562599)
“I can’t believe these people are exercising their rights!”
- someone who screams about the 1st amendment whenever they’re told they’re being an asshole
One has to wonder whether these passwords were that way purposefully to avoid accountability for privileged partners. Most of these systems are deployed with grant money that it comes from the department of justice.