Maloja Pass, Switzerland‘DOWN WITH THE FLOCK:’ Florida man uses simple trick to combat Flock cameras
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Over the past few weekends, a St. Petersburg man has spent hours sitting in front of Flock cameras, holding up a sign to block their view.
That man — identified as Car Gunn on his Instagram page, “theflockblocker” — said he began the protest after researching the cameras, arguing that they’re an invasion of privacy for law-abiding citizens.
“What they’re shooting is your license plate and whatever else they can do,” he said. “I don’t know yet.”
Gunn also noted that he wants more people to bring out a chair and block other cameras because the more people come out, the more officials will pay attention.
Many municipalities across the state have already installed automatic license plate readers (LPRs) to help solve crimes, find missing people and identify trespassers.
.....However, advocates like Gunn argue that LPRs constitute an invasion of privacy.
Last month, Sumter County Sheriff Patrick Breeden announced that his office would be suspending Flock cameras after a detective was accused of using databases for illicit purposes.