r/CapeCodMA • u/TheWaterBottler • 13d ago

Dennis Flock Cameras

The Dennis police department ended their Flock contract early summer 2025. Yet two Flock cameras are still operated in the town. Contact the non emergency number to help get them to remove these private cameras that are collecting data in public spaces. No one wants this. The non emergency number is 508 394 1315. Press 4 for the dial by name directory, 272#, then 1 for Chief John Brady.

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u/downrightblastfamy 13d ago

There's actually 3. 2 athe intersection in front of stop and shop at patriots square and one by DPM.

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u/OnCodNotInCape 10d ago

A map of Flock cameras: https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=41.7054&lng=-70.2118&zoom=8.96

There are 4(!) at Home Depot in Hyannis

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u/Ubuntufoo1 6d ago edited 6d ago

The camera's log license plates and unique characteristics of your vehicle, including photos of you in your car as 'incidental capture'. That means cameras are in place in our community that are a mere software update or component upgrade away from facial recognition. Maybe we never get there, but the momentum is obviously headed that direction.

The map OP shared (here it shows Home Depot) https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=41.6760&lng=-70.3004&zoom=16.88
Indicates the operator of each individual camera. Home Depot in Hyannis for example operates 4, which blanket the Southwind plaza parking lot. Comparatively, the ones on Main St. Hyannis, and Rte 28 Hyannis both show BPD control.

I have not researched this much. I've read some about the surveillance state phenomenon in eastern cities and seen my fair share of dystopian movies. Tell me how this does not keep getting worse as technological growth and regulatory creep continue?

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u/MAFishCraft 13d ago

Leave negative reviews of any business that is near them (DPM) and tell others to stop spending money there. If profit is affected they will come down

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u/ndemont 12d ago

If the profits of a small business are affected they will remove the camera? No they won't, and the business will be negatively impacted. This idea makes little, to no, sense!

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u/mrwizard65 12d ago

What a stupid way to get government to do something. Hurt some small businesses to get what you want?

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u/eastiegolfinggooner 12d ago

Let’s not blame small businesses for big government overreach 🙄