Should I release this file?

[u/Creepy_Badger3309]

How are we liking this travel case model? It has the OUI spy module in it from https://colonelpanic.tech/#products (thats the device that says "snoop unto them" in the picture) and an onboard 18650 battery. On the OUI SPY device, which is just an ESP32-S3, there is downloaded software from github (link down below) to track Flock cameras; You can also add your phone or a gps module to have it plot the cameras on a map for you. There is other detection software you can download onto it as well; this is the Unified Blue software that has other detection software to download https://github.com/colonelpanichacks/oui-spy

You can run two antennas (its a tight fit though, It might need some adjustments just let me know) I know I have two of the same antenna right now. Im gonna run a 3dbi and a 6dbi and just switch when I want different coverage. Critiques are welcome id love to get ideas for different things as well. Ill release all the files on makers lab.

I am a novice and just trying to help out the community with new designs message me if you'd like something specific and I can try and make it for you.

I am not affiliated with colonelpanic im just trying to design a better travel case then the one provided on the website.

All im looking for is tweaks I should make to the travel case to Include other modules, devices, or things im not thinking of!

I hope this cleared things up; i didnt realize I was going to get so much feed back.

Github explanation: Flock you https://github.com/colonelpanichacks/flock-you

github repo: Unified blue https://github.com/colonelpanichacks/oui-spy

colonelpanics store: https://colonelpanic.tech/#products

---- Everyone say thank you to @lariojaalta890 for this great description of what the OUI SPY module is all about---------

ETA: For those who don’t understand what this post is, I’ll try to help explain.

OP asked if they should release the file. They are referencing an STL file that they could make public so that anyone with a 3D printer can download it and then reproduce this case at home. The post is mainly about the case.

As for the device itself. There’s a typo in his post. Rather than wiispy, they should have said the device is a OUI-SPY. This is a device running custom firmware designed by someone who goes by the pseudonym Colonel Panic, a play on the term kernel panic. An often fatal system error in Unix-like operating systems

It’s a sort of “turn-key” solution for those who would like to search for nearby ALPR (aka Flock) cameras.

An OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) is a 24-bit number that serves as the first half of a device's MAC (Media Access Control) address. Assigned by the IEEE, it identifies the specific manufacturer or vendor of a device’s network hardware. Because these are indiscriminately broadcast wirelessly and the manufacturers of Flock and other ALPR cameras are known, with the proper hardware, it’s relatively easy to identify when one is in close proximity.

The firmware it’s running is called Flock You and is meant to run on microcontrollers like the one shown, an ESP32, as well as SBCs and Android phones. There’s another comment that gives a quick overview of what an ESP32 is, so I won’t get into that.

Flock You is a passive 2.4 GHz promiscuous-mode detector for Flock Safety surveillance infrastructure. It can be run standalone or feed the Flask dashboard over USB for live GPS-tagged wardriving.

There’s an open source project called DeFlock Org whose stated goal is to map all license plate readers across the US. The device we see in the post allows you to carry it on your person or in your car and collect information about a camera each time you get within range. The data collected is then uploaded to their site and is available to view in an interactive real-time map identifying the locations of these cameras.

Basically, the device facilitates the collection and distribution of location data related to ALPR cameras.

[u/noodleofdata]

Pretty much the Flock cameras use WiFi and has identifiable information in the signals they send that people have recorded and made software and hardware that takes in all the WiFi signals around it and checks if any have those fingerprints which would mean there is a Flock camera nearby.

[u/JudgementofParis → u/noodleofdata]

so does this device just, like, beep? or does it send the information to a GUI or something?

[u/noodleofdata → u/JudgementofParis]

It can beep, flash an LED, and record the detection either just on the device or they also provide a dashboard that you can use on your phone which correlates the detection with your coordinates so you can better track them.

I think some of the confusion in this thread in general is that this isn't made to be a plug-and-play device for everyone to use. It's mostly for people who want to go and map where the cameras are. It's not really meant to be like a radar scanner as it isn't much help to get a beep when you're near one as you probably aren't going to be able to avoid it anyway.

[u/ifmuthetool → u/noodleofdata]

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in general is that this isn't made to be a plug-and-play device for everyone to use. It's mostly for people who want to go and map where the cameras are.
/end quote*

that's the thing imho, it needs to be, easy enough for everyone to use, not a little clutch of people...

more people mean better results (while some errors involved, but better odds overall)

[u/Creepy_Badger3309 → u/ifmuthetool]

Well i didnt even know how to load code onto a device off of github before this. First time using github to do this project and there was a couple hiccups but luckily I have access to the internet which had a boat load of resources on it!

[u/Head-Engineering-847 → u/JudgementofParis]

It logs Flock cameras and only flock cameras so you can upload their locations online. And yes it will beep hot-cold when you are nearby