THEFEDERALIST (Jay Rogers) - Flock Cameras Are The New Patriot Act
Congress responded to 9/11 with a domestic architecture of preventive surveillance that is why an AI-powered camera may be on your street.
Congress responded to 9/11 with a domestic architecture of preventive surveillance that is why an AI-powered camera may be on your street.
With Americans across the country rebelling against thousands of AI enhanced surveillance cameras infiltrating their cities, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed a bill prohibiting the funding of those cameras with taxpayer money. U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie, R
They want crimes covered up. We just want to be left alone
‘Protect public safety without surrendering the right to live unmonitored lives’
Something strange is going on with Flock Safety cameras. Flock’s automated license-plate readers have rapidly popped up across American roads, neighborhoods and parking lots…even playgrounds...creating a searchable database of where vehicles have been. As reports emerge of warrantless searches, police misuse and data sharing among thousands of organizations, public outrage has made Flock the national face of mass surveillance. But what happens if every Flock camera disappears tomorrow? *POOF* gone? In this video, we investigate Flock Safety’s expansion, the Fourth Amendment loophole behind license-plate tracking, police surveillance drones, gunshot-detection microphones, real-time crime centers and the competing companies waiting to…
The city of Anchorage is building a similar system, with lawmakers pushing for more safeguards.
Owen Shroyer discusses how government is doubling down on their usage of flock cameras and data centers.
The senator defended the investigation, which is part of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism, by pointing to incidents of alleged police misuse of Flock cameras and arrests made based on false positive matches.
Samuel Tunick, who faces a felony charge for deleting his phone’s data during an airport customs search, called the government’s peering into people’s private lives “creepy.”