Ice, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Camera Network

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Flock's nationwide camera network was accessed by various government agencies, including ICE and the Secret Service, raising concerns about privacy and surveillance; the discussion highlights the potential risks and implications of such access.

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WarOnPrivacy

3 months ago

Parallel article. Details how warrant-adverse LEOs use Flock against the public: https://data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/flock-gives-law-enforcemen...

duped

3 months ago

> Flock is uninterested in fixing the room for abuse baked into its platform, and says local officials can best protect their constituents from such abuses by removing the cameras entirely.

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/flock-safety-reins...

WarOnPrivacy

3 months ago

Whatever justification is initially given for powerful surveillance tech (and snooping on Americans w/o a warrant), the eventual reason will always be 'its what we want'.

    Ordinarily, HSI is focused specifically on criminal cases, 
    such as child abuse, human trafficking, or cybercrime. 

    But the distinction between HSI and its umbrella agency ICE
    is largely meaningless in this administration. HSI has reassigned
    at least 6,198 agents, or nearly 90 percent, to assist 
    targeted operations with Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO)

chapsAuthor

3 months ago

https://archive.ph/JGXkW

(thanks damn)

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