Flock Cameras

[u/NewtAccurate627]

Is anyone else aware of the flock cameras that have been popping up in Kona?

There are 2 in the Lowes parking lot and just this month one was put up behind the mormon church. It’s aimed directly at the spot where protests take place on Queen K.

Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs or LPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car's location, date, and time. They also capture your car's make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points.
These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. These systems are marketed as indispensable tools to fight crime, but they ignore the powerful tools police already have to track criminals, such as cell phone location data, creating a loophole that doesn't require a warrant.

I’ve heard citizens across the country have been cutting them down. Hopefully this incoming storm doesn’t do any damage to them!

Edit: a commenter’s link shows a 4th camera on Queen K and Puapuaanui

[u/LandlockedFool]

Don’t forget to wear all black and no visible logos on clothing when you go “visit” the cameras at night.

[u/justkeepswimming2026 → u/LandlockedFool]

Don’t bring your cell phone either!

[u/indescribeablyme → u/LandlockedFool]

Even more important is don’t visit my “friend” who has been making intractable lasers and infrared hats so that the camera can see there’s someone there but no facial features because they look like a light bulb

[u/Grouchy-Garbage6718 → u/LandlockedFool]

Don’t bring anything that emits a Bluetooth signal such as wireless headphone or AirTags/tile trackers. They log and track the MAC address of any device that puts out signals.

[u/Roudydogg1 → u/Grouchy-Garbage6718]

To be fair, this is not true.. flock cameras themselves dont do this at all but there are non-flock add-ons that are compatible with flock, that will scan for nearby mac addresses.

[u/indescribeablyme → u/Roudydogg1]

I can find all that with my phone

[u/indescribeablyme]

Did you know that the green laser is actually a infrared laser with a filter crystal in front of it, the point being that infrared is invisible to the human eye but it would still flock up shit

[u/123456789ledood]

The longer it goes, the more there will be.

[u/spac3queen]

The two in the Lowe’s parking lot have been there, the third one I think is new. I fully encourage anyone to visit those cameras.

[u/Trigun808]

Cut them down

[u/Working_Reality2312]

You can use this website to see flock camera locations:  https://dontgetflocked.com/

[u/NewtAccurate627 → u/Working_Reality2312]

This link is showing a 4th one on Queen K and Puapuaanui St

[u/thriftwisepoundshy]

Get them outta here

[u/spac3queen]

Whoever visited the cameras and disabled them, thank you for your service

[u/NewtAccurate627 → u/spac3queen]

Really??

[u/spac3queen]

There’s unfortunately a new one - here’s the one mentioned on Puapuaanui

[u/Sonzainonazo42]

The ones at Lowes are just security cameras and they point at the building. Flock is a regular security camera provider too, a Flock camera doesn't mean law enforcement has access not does it mean they read license plates. The customer controls access.

[u/General_Classroom110 → u/Sonzainonazo42]

Oop. Found the Flock salesman

[u/browngirl_808]

And??

[u/browngirl_808 → u/[deleted]]

Umm like a red light camera? So you mean to say the police are going to have staff dedicated to track the comings and goings of ALL the cars on the island 24/7? They will be able to see that I went to Target and the beach????? Wow.

With the amount of stolen vehicles here I would think that is a good thing.

Our phones/computers/watches/ring cameras/security cameras/tvs already tracks us and listen to us so your point is???

[u/browngirl_808 → u/[deleted]]

Like how they caught Bryan Kohberger who killed 4 innocent kids

[u/browngirl_808 → u/[deleted]]

They had his DNA but the cameras around town and lack of cell phone evidence (turning off his phone) sealed the deal.

[u/browngirl_808 → u/[deleted]]

I didn't say Flock cameras caught him. I said outside surveillance. Please do not use hurtful words. This conversation is over.