90,000 Flock cameras have quietly gone up in the US: What they track and how to check your city
TL;DR
Flock cameras are everywhere - even in my small town, quietly using AI to identify your car and surveil your movements. But did you consent? Probably not. Flock cameras are everywhere - even in my small town, quietly using AI to identify your car and surveil your movements.
Nauti's Take
Upside: the same plate-recognition AI genuinely helps recover stolen cars and find missing people faster. The risk: 90,000 cameras deployed without consent build a nationwide movement profile that is easy to abuse.
Nauti's read: if you want the benefit, demand hard limits, deletion windows and oversight — otherwise public safety quietly slides into permanent surveillance.
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