Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypassed public scrutiny

Posted by cdrnsf on Monday October 19, 2026 @07:49PM
from the nbcnews.com dept.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/flock-cameras-safety-surveil-spread-location-where-contract-town-city-rcna595745

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Re:Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypass... by explodes on Monday October 19, 2026 @08:31PM (#50159849)

Could it be related to politicians and police officials incentivized by the contractor payments from the Public Safety Strategies Group?

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Re:Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypass... by explodes on Monday October 19, 2026 @08:33PM (#50159858)

http://archive.today/DupIm

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Re:Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypass... by mikestew on Monday October 19, 2026 @08:38PM (#50159892)

https://archive.is/DupIm

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Re:Flock cameras spread through government deals that bypass... by Kevin_Flynn on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:02AM (#50163708)

Wait until someone looks really close, and finds out local governments are using flock cameras, to target and harass individuals, while writing the events up as "training exercises" to get even more federal/state money.

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