Flock Safety
PulseAugur coverage of Flock Safety — every cluster mentioning Flock Safety across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
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Ohio city covers license plate readers amid privacy concerns
City workers in Dayton, Ohio, have covered dozens of automated license plate readers with trash bags to disable them, following concerns about privacy violations. Officials discovered that the Flock Safety camera system…
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Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition privacy violations
Amazon's Ring is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging privacy violations due to its "Familiar Faces" facial recognition feature. The suit claims the feature collects and stores biometric data of individuals, including…
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Cities Cover Flock AI Cameras With Trash Bags Amid Privacy Concerns
Cities are increasingly covering Flock Safety cameras with trash bags to protest their use and perceived privacy violations. This action highlights growing public concern over the widespread deployment of these AI-power…
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EFF: Police Misusing License Plate Reader Data for Broad Surveillance
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has analyzed millions of searches of Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) data. Their findings reveal that police are using this data for purposes beyond its intend…
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Texas town councilor proposes tech ban after AI camera vote
A town council member in Bandera, Texas, has proposed a complete ban on cellular and GPS devices following the town's vote to discontinue using Flock AI's license plate readers. The council member, Jeff Flowers, suggest…
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Police abuse ALPR cameras to stalk exes and romantic interests
Law enforcement officers are reportedly abusing Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) camera networks, including those from Flock Safety, to stalk romantic interests and ex-partners. An Institute for Justice review iden…
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Flock Safety exposed API key granting access to surveillance data
A security researcher discovered that Flock Safety, a company providing surveillance infrastructure to law enforcement, hardcoded an API key into its public-facing JavaScript bundles. This key granted unrestricted acces…
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Y Combinator backs competing startups, prioritizing founders over unique ideas
A recent analysis of Y Combinator's investment patterns reveals that the accelerator frequently backs multiple startups with similar or identical products. This trend is particularly noticeable in the AI sector, with nu…