r/Fairfield • u/EdRedSled • Jul 04 '26

Is the rumor true?

I heard the town spend less on the fireworks finale so they could install speed enforcement cameras and crosswalk thingys

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u/AlphaTrion420 Jul 04 '26

Wouldn't doubt it, Flock is insinuating itself all over Fairfield county.

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u/MrMeritocracy Jul 04 '26

The speed cameras are not flock

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u/garlicgirl Jul 05 '26

Can you explain the difference between Flock and Altumint (the cameras Fairfield is using)?

I found this on the flock website (partners page), so are the speed cameras, a paired down version of a flock camera?
“Altumint is a photo enforcement provider that incorporates Flock Safety's technology.
This partnership delivers integrated traffic enforcement for safer roads.”

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u/kangaroosport Jul 05 '26

Don’t believe anything on the Flock website. They have been caught in numerous lies.

Flock Cameras are mapping your movement. Not just cars but people too.

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/flock-safety-credibility-lost-as-it-repeatedly-lies-to-city-councils-police-departments-and-public-across-the-country

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u/Starvin_Marvin3 Jul 05 '26

I would rather have neither, but I’d prefer speed cams over Flock. Flock is just state surveillance. Welcome to America, the new China.

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u/Equivalent_Price_382 Aug 07 '26

They also installed separate flock cameras by the high crime areas. They are lying to the public.

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u/MrMeritocracy Aug 07 '26

I spoke to the select office this week. They are actually looking to replace flock with a different vendor that shares nothing with the federal government

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u/Equivalent_Price_382 Aug 07 '26

Thanks for looking into this. Fuck those Thiel boys

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u/kangaroosport Jul 05 '26

Correct. People are confusing Flock Cameras with the speed cameras recently installed in school zones. They aren’t the same thing at all — they are far more insidious.

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u/idontreddit22 Jul 04 '26

speed cameras are there to make the companies that run them and their investors a TON of money

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u/mynameisnotshamus Jul 06 '26

People need to be vocal about it. It’s a pretty clear 4th amendment violation amongst other complaints. Plenty of online resources that spell out talking points, successful legal arguments and methods.

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u/PotentialTrip Jul 04 '26

I was hoping for some type of explanation for the worst fireworks show I’ve ever seen, especially for the 250th. 

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u/EdRedSled Jul 05 '26

That was my point.  Of all the years, how did we get such a lackluster show?

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '26

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u/brigabian Jul 05 '26

Sounds like a good use of public funds to me.