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Re:One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in... by newtonsmethod on Saturday September 26, 2026 @07:18AM (#49855445)
How is Flock responsible in this case?? There may be cases where Flock is responsible, but I don't see it here.
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Re:One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in... by johannesrexx on Sunday September 27, 2026 @08:23PM (#49872185)
Flock made the matches (Flock mass surveillance system) and let children (the police) play with them. The result is that citizens get burned.
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Re:One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in... by newtonsmethod on Monday September 28, 2026 @07:10AM (#49876218)
I don't think ANPR systems should be held responsible for matching number-plates or car models. That's their job, and police have had access to such tools for many many years. It seems relatively clear that Flock was providing a commonplace technology here, that was misused.
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Re:One Piece of Flock Camera Data Put This Innocent Woman in... by LorenPechtel on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @10:59AM (#49894498)
If the police are children then that's the real problem.
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