They aren't even pulling the ol' "we've investigated ourselves and decided we did nothing wrong" card. They're just refusing to investigate entirely.
And announcing it on World Humanitarian Day, alongside another announcement refusing an investigation into killing memebers of Doctors Without Boarders, seems like more of an open showing of contempt for basic human decency.
It seems haphazard because they're not just installed by local governments, they're also are bought by companies and private parties that can then enable access of those feeds to law enforcement. It's how they can say they aren't a mass surveillance company, because customers are also willingly sharing all their data to help expand the dragnet under the guise of increased safety.
These Flock cameras are ALPRs, but downplaying them as traffic cameras is disingenuous at best.
These cameras collect a myriad of descriptors aside from just plate numbers including bumperstickers, visible marks, vehicle add-ons, etc.
They allow sharing of data by not just government owned but also civilian owned cameras to create a much wider net than any standard traffic cam system. Police in Texas used a grid of 83,000 cameras to track a woman who got an abortion.
This is just the early stages of data harvest and tracking, as there's plans to integrate SignalTrace into the mix, allowing tracking BT, wifi, and RFID signals. . Pairing these together allows even more invasive monitoring.
Ignoring how Flock already helps ICE track people, there's also the abuse already happening as multiple reports have been filed related to officers stalking romantic interests
ALPRs arent their only product, just the first. They also sell pan/tilt cams for tracking people, high-sensitivity mics for "gunshot detection", and drones
They aren't even pulling the ol' "we've investigated ourselves and decided we did nothing wrong" card. They're just refusing to investigate entirely.
And announcing it on World Humanitarian Day, alongside another announcement refusing an investigation into killing memebers of Doctors Without Boarders, seems like more of an open showing of contempt for basic human decency.
Pretty sure a good chunk of Disney's budget is allocated to fairytales
It seems haphazard because they're not just installed by local governments, they're also are bought by companies and private parties that can then enable access of those feeds to law enforcement. It's how they can say they aren't a mass surveillance company, because customers are also willingly sharing all their data to help expand the dragnet under the guise of increased safety.