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Re:Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love... by rconti on Monday August 10, 2026 @09:49PM (#49252386)
They say "you don't have an expectation of privacy driving a car on a public road/your license plate is public info". They don't address the fact that these are cameras, not ALPRs. They collect vehicle metadata. We have no way of knowing what other metadata they collect but don't "use". We'll have no idea when the software update goes out that adds facial recognition if it's not already there.
Re:Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love... by xtiansimon on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:42AM (#49256676)
> “…no way of knowing what other metadata they collect…”

I would say ‘aggregation’ is my concern. Flock camera being one _instrument_ in an orchestra of surveillance.

Re:Flock Cameras Can Track Every Car in America. Police Love... by StevePrefontain on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @08:22AM (#49257155)
They have already added the ability for these cameras to scrape Bluetooth metadata from phones passing by as well so they know who is in the car with you as well