Posted on 08/21/2026 3:35:30 PM PDT by Libloather
We have met the enemy — and it is watching us.
There’s a growing backlash against Flock cameras, the automated license plate readers that have become ubiquitous across the country.
The cameras take images of license plates and store them in a searchable database that police departments can query in the course of their investigations.
Opponents of the cameras consider them an instrument of Big Brother, who’s not only watching, but constantly recording and tracking.
Vandals have disabled and stolen the Flock cameras, and even shot them.
There’s a movement to get jurisdictions to cancel their contracts with Flock (the leading such company, but not the only one), and it’s met with some success.
Los Angeles just let its contract with Flock lapse, citing “serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues.”
There’s a reason, though, that police departments so rapidly adopted the cameras — they are an extremely useful investigative tool.
It is certainly true that the technology, like any power we give the police, can be mis-used.
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Not in New Hampshire, they're not.
You know these companies will fight that tooth and nail because it would drastically reduce their revenue streams.
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And you know Congress will side with them because it will reduce their revenue streams too.
Congress would allow them in girls locker rooms if the surveillance companies donated enough.
Gee, Rich, ya reckon? If they can do it to a sitting President they can do it to us. But hey, let's compromise - repeal the ordinances prohibiting civilians from photographing the police and we'll consider the ones allowing them to photograph us. Deal?
Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.
This is all part of the Larry Ellison wet dream of mass surveillance and AI integration. Social credit scores and other precrime nonsense.
“How long before the are used to ticket for speeding , running a redight, hurrying through a yellow light, unsafe lane change, expired tag and so forth?”
A Congressman got followed home by a pig for an expired tag and then confronted in his driveway. Needless to say he wasn’t happy, and needless to say, they likely pissed off the wrong guy.
Want to make our country and cities safer?
Prosecute criminals and stop electing Democrats!
Which cell phone companies make their data available thousands, perhaps millions of people, without even requiring them to ask?
I can’t argue with that.
“You can turn your cell phone off, remove its battery or leave it at home. How do you keep a Flock camera from collecting data on your vehicle?”
Oh, come on, don’t treat the Flock Apologists that way, you know they don’t have an answer to your question. Just unfair!
“You can turn your cell phone off, remove its battery or leave it at home. How do you keep a Flock camera from collecting data on your vehicle?”
Oh, come on, don’t treat the Flock Apologists that way, you know they don’t have an answer to your question. Just unfair!
Enough said.
“Let’s also talk about the driver monitoring systems being installed in new cars.
And car data sent to insurance companies”
As far as I know, I can remove part of the headliner and cut the antenna cable...and not go to jail for a felony.
“Rich Lowry”
He was a big wheel at National Review. Not surprised at his position.
Los Angeles just let its contract with Flock lapse, citing “serious concerns around civil liberties and civil rights issues.”
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Well, If LA, in California is against them, so am I.
With all this surveillance going on I guess I’d better start playing fair.
I’ve seen the pictures of Maoist struggle sessions!
I doubt he even drives a car.
“With all this surveillance going on I guess I’d better start playing fair.
I’ve seen the pictures of Maoist struggle sessions!”
So did the Jan. 6th victims...at least if they didn’t want to spend a decade in jail. We already have it.
If a drunk is going 80 mph in a 15 mph school zone I don’t have a problem with using a camera to stop that behavior.
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Flock is not speed cameras.
A pig?
You are disgusting.
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