This is indeed a success for the EFF, but the bigger picture that everyone should see is that #Flock’s mission isn’t just reading license plates; it’s TOTAL SURVEILLANCE. They want to monitor everyone’s public presence and activities, and make it searchable for a fee.

Not only that, they want to insert automation that will INTERPRET what their sensors receive and draw CONCLUSIONS that can then lead to serious consequences to those surveilled. They want to be the arbiters of what “acceptable” public behavior looks like.

It’s not an overstatement that Flock’s mission is a threat to our liberty. We must resist this kind of overreach.

#FuckFlock #deFlock #surveillance

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Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices

Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that it will end a pilot for its acoustic gunshot detection devices to identify signs of “human di…

^{Electronic Frontier Foundation}

Some #GoodNews: LAPD is ending its “agreement” with #Flock.

“LAPD announced that it will allow its agreement with the company to expire Saturday, ending the department's three-year relationship with the security firm - at least for now.”

“"This contract is not being renewed because of serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues, particularly around privacy and the data that is being collected from these cameras," said Dean Gialamas, LAPD's chief information officer. "The LAPD had to make a difficult decision, in this case discontinuing using Flock services until we can get those data, privacy, security and sharing concerns ironed out through a contractual relationship."”

The fight isn’t over, but the pressure is working.

#deFlock #fuckFlock

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LAPD ending deal with company operating license plate-reading cameras

The LAPD is ending its agreement with Flock Safety, a company that operates surveillance cameras throughout the city.

^{Tim Pulliam (ABC7 Los Angeles)}

From the ACLU: #Flock lies to city managers about what they do.

“Flock’s chief information security officer, who was in attendance, told the council that Flock’s system did not “create a pattern or heat map of an individual’s movement” through the tracking of their vehicles. At the end of that meeting, the Oshkosh City Council approved a contract with Flock. The very next morning, the city learned that Flock had lied.”

#deFlock #fuckFlock

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Flock Safety Credibility Lost as it Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police Departments, and Public Across the Country

The ACLU documents how an automatic license plate reader company has lied about its operations, signaling a need for reputable governments to avoid working with Flock Safety.

^{Chad Marlow (American Civil Liberties Union)}