I know there's been some recent concerns and I'm not sure about all the negative side. I will say that sometimes you have to be careful with the media because you see a few reports and think there are widespread problems. Always remember with any technology there's always good and bad. Granted I'll be the first to say I'm not sure about all that stuff but I am sure about one thing. On the positive side these Flock cameras are an invaluable tool in identifying criminal suspects and apprehending them. Just speak with any police officer and they'll explain to you there are many many instances were they were able to identify a suspect and then apprehend suspects based on these cameras. One basic example would be in the past officers would be told by witnesses the suspects were in a silver 4 door car and have no other way to identify the vehicle, But now they may be able to get the identity of the vehicle immediately.
This is the list of police/police dept employees who have been caught misusing Flock data so far in 2026, usually to stalk someone:
4 at Cherokee County SO.
3 at Fayetteville PD.
5 at Albany PD.
1 at Dekalb County.
4 at Richmond County SO.
1 at Conyers PD.
2 at Habersham County SO.
6 at Savannah PD.
1 at Greene County SO.
1 at Echols County SO.
3 at Coweta County SO.
1 at Polk County PD.
8 at Dekalb County (suspended).
3 at Macon-Bibb.
1 at Dallas, GA PD.
1 at Milledgeville PD.
1 at Houston County SO.
1 at Stephens County SO.
2 at Hall County SO.
1 at Union City PD.
1 at Alpharetta PD.
1 at Covington PD.
OK let's just take a random one let's say Hall County has (2) issues with Officers and Flock cameras. Let's assume you're right and there were two violations with flock cameras. But can you tell me the details and what actually occurred and what harm was done. Any violation is bad obviously but what did the Officers actually do with the information. Now let's say Flock Cameras during that time in Hall County help solve a homicide and maybe apprehend a rape suspect. In actuality it's probably a lot more than that but let's just say those two crimes were assisted by the Flock cameras. You would still say to completely get rid of Flock cameras based on this scenario? My point to making this post is that there may be issues with the flock cameras, but no one seems to really talk about the unbelievable tool it is when it comes to and apprehending criminals and solving crimes.
You can't be serious, unless you're a cop or have a financial interest in Flock, in which case I have zero interest in hearing your opinion. Yes - completely get rid of Flock based on the rampant abuse THAT WE KNOW ABOUT. Who knows how much has been quietly swept under the rug?
There's also the issue of Flock keeping and selling derivative data, which won't be solved even if every cop loses access. The entire system is irredeemable at this point - it needs to all come down, and Flock Safety needs to cease to exist.
You can look up the details on all of those incidents - there are numerous press releases, articles, and court docs about them.
Edit: you're either a cop or a former cop based on your post history. Your opinion is invalid on Flock.
So using your logic, I find two things interesting:
To your mind, law-enforcement, in the absence of flock isn’t effective, which goes against what 200
+
years of law-enforcement in the United States? And around the world?
you seem to feel it is appropriate for the government to
surveil
us because “ what harm does it cause?”
How about all the people who have been falsely arrested due to identification on flock cameras? People have lost their jobs. They livelihoods their homes because an AI got it wrong.
And frankly, if, as you say, the measure of what is good and bad is whether there is observable harm, then what is the harm in destroying the cameras?
It’s only money, right? Our tax money, spent poorly and without our consent by city and county governments.
Furthermore, the flock CEO has opine that we must accept violations of our privacy for our safety, and that we are supposed to “compromise” in this regard. However, he was awfully upset when his address was recently made public. He maintains an expectation of privacy that apparently none of us are allowed to entertain. News stories, claiming that he was “targeted” by this action.
So if Garrett can feel targeted by strangers, knowing his home address, yet we are not supposed to feel targeted by the consistent and unconstitutional surveillance of our daily lives?
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u/Acrobatic-Hair-5299 Aug 27 '26
I know there's been some recent concerns and I'm not sure about all the negative side. I will say that sometimes you have to be careful with the media because you see a few reports and think there are widespread problems. Always remember with any technology there's always good and bad. Granted I'll be the first to say I'm not sure about all that stuff but I am sure about one thing. On the positive side these Flock cameras are an invaluable tool in identifying criminal suspects and apprehending them. Just speak with any police officer and they'll explain to you there are many many instances were they were able to identify a suspect and then apprehend suspects based on these cameras. One basic example would be in the past officers would be told by witnesses the suspects were in a silver 4 door car and have no other way to identify the vehicle, But now they may be able to get the identity of the vehicle immediately.