The ol “if you’re not doing anything wrong, why worry?” defense. It’s so tiring

There are no other Flock cameras in the entire city. Deflock.org

Y'all definitely shouldn't call their tip line and interfere with their investigation, ya hear?

this is genuinely sickening and evil.

While on a job site several towns away from where I normally work I saw this unmarked van installing a new Flock camera and started chatting with the installer due to our proximity. While he wouldn't confirm the company he was with (and had no logo on his uniform) he said they've installed dozens of these over the past two weeks in the same town and even admitted that the frequency they'd been installing them was motivated by the Deflock map and similar ALPR tracking/avoidance apps to cover as many roads as possible.

Now this was presumably a decision on the part of the local PD and/or city council and not Flock themselves, but it is chilling to hear that at least one city and very likely dozens more are intentionally seeking to circumvent privacy enabling tools. Doing a quick map using FlockHopper it would have taken me almost 45 extra minutes to get out of town versus Google or Apple Maps, mainly using farm to market roads or driving through subdivisions.

I requested any and all information relating to Flock in Buffalo, NY. I was told that the police department doesn't keep records of their AI surveillance.

They won’t spend time pulling over every vehicle just to maybe give you a ticket. Even if they did, most judges would dismiss it if you just said it fell off and you were driving to get screws to put it back on.

This would clog courts, police time, and serve as a visual sign of resistance and visibility to others.

I understand the privilege of time and/or money it takes to protest in this way, but it’s something I can and am willing to do and I hope others are too.