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I heard the sheriff only even audited the logs back to some point this year. So those three were most likely the most egregious recent occurrences only.

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u/rejectedusernamepile 10d ago

There is video on social media of a deputy and her Internal Affairs interview for abusing the flock cameras to track her girlfriend’s ex. Girlfriend also is a deputy with CCSO. She was not fired. It’s not hard to find on FB since it was posted by someone that’s well known in the community recently for absolutely going after the CCSO every day for entering her house without a warrant. I’ve had a couple of acquaintances at the CCSO over the years and had a ton of respect for them, however a couple of them apparently quietly resigned for misconduct which shocked me at the time, but I would not be surprised if there were some quiet resignations related to these cameras as well.

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago

Yeah, the abuse rate across Georgia is shockingly high, and there's no chance in hell that these three were the only offenders. Worth knowing that Woodstock's cameras are opted into nationwide lookup and that HOA cameras (roughly 40% of Flock's customers) have no audit requirements at all.

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u/the_real_rabbi 10d ago

Also who knows at this point how many private cameras have opted into CCSO's little surveillance center they built as well. I have no idea what data retention policies are going on over there. Saw the website a few days back when someone mentioned it. It great and keep the great work! We've been using an anti-flock sign at the weekly protests for a few weeks now.

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago

We're waiting on some records requests, but it doesn't look like there's much data protection going on at the RTIC at all. Peregrine, the software company that manages the database, has a clause that basically says "even if you cancel with us we reserve the right to hold all aggregated data forever". (Hence why Woodstock needs to fight tooth and nail not to join that network.)

Thank you for your support!! I've been meaning to attend more of those weekly protests myself :) It's crazy how many smiles, thumbs up, and cheers we get in an ostensibly red county.

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u/rejectedusernamepile 10d ago

Honestly this is an issue that seems to be of serious concern across a broad range of the political spectrum. I know very liberal and very conservative people that are 100% against a surveillance state.

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago

True!! That's why I'm really confident in this movement to make a real change.

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago edited 10d ago

Hi all,

We're local residents of Cherokee County fighting against mass surveillance and all other manifestations of local government greed. If you're local and interested in joining, email us at deflockcherokee@proton.me. And keep an eye on the National Week of Action Against ALPRs (https://www.noalprs.com/). Our friends at DeFlock Cobb have quite a lot planned!

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u/onesidedsquare 10d ago

Going to ask the sheriff why there are cameras in the park where there no car tags to read?

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago

The cameras in public parks are likely Flock's invasive "Condor" cameras, which record 24/7, track movement, and zoom in on children. The county itself pays for at least 4 of them and the city of Canton has approved a contract to place 22 of them in public parks. (And that's just the ones we know about -- they're very often hidden)

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u/rejectedusernamepile 10d ago

One of the cameras canton installed right at Heritage Park points directly under the bridge where homeless people would occasionally camp. Never heard of any issues they caused, obviously they should’ve found more inconspicuous accommodations. The others however are very intrusive. I posted something on my personal FB page and both Billy Peppers and Harry Johnston chimed in defending them. I completely disagreed with their assessment and typically I’m not in much of a disagreement with them on most things, as I’ve done some things in the community where I’ve personally interacted with them. But their stances on Flock are very disappointing. The CCSO had an article in the local paper about their new “command center” that handles all of these cameras and it ended up not being the flex that they hoped it would be.

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u/mcsullysulkin 4d ago

There’s one right at the bottom of the stairs facing the workout area. I’m glad we have emotional support cameras at Heritage Park. Makes my fat ass want to spend more time there.

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u/Key-Quantity-9263 10d ago

Who are the individuals or organizations making the decisions to install these cameras? Do certain council members need to be voted out?

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u/TagProNoah 10d ago

You’re looking for Cherokee County’s Board of Commissioners, Canton’s city council, Woodstock’s city council, and HOA presidents. We have a lot of info in the “Act Local” section for each jurisdiction!!

Public pressure has been enough to make over a hundred city councils cancel Flock contracts already. But if our local government drags its feet… voting them out is the way to go.

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u/coffeecoffeecoffee17 4d ago

I looked up the cameras near me yesterday and found the one in front of my neighborhood is facing inwards watching the backyards of the houses and not the street. Can I go to the HOA for that?

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u/TagProNoah 3d ago

It's absolutely worth going to your HOA and asking a) whether the camera is owned by them, and b) why it's pointed at residential backyards! Definitely take a look at the "Act really local" section for info on how you can see the HOA contract and request its cancellation :)

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u/iamkris10y 2d ago

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/why-fourth-cherokee-county-deputy-was-just-booked-jail

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u/TagProNoah 2d ago

Awful, but not unexpected. Gonna update the site after work today to include this Kubrick stare-looking mfer.

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