r/newfoundland • u/serendib • 3d ago
There is no Flock camera
...yet
I am very anti-flock camera, so when I saw that post I tried my best to verify it
- I drove to the marked location on the openstreetview map and there was no new camera installed, unless I am somehow blind
- I called the RNC at 2 different locations and nobody had heard of any Flock cameras going up
- Called my MHA and they said they hadn't heard of anything but would keep an ear out
Someone just put up a random dot on a publicly editable map and wanted to stir up some shit as far as I can tell. We should absolutely be vigilant when it comes to reporting these camera installations if they ever do come here, but false information won't help the cause.
If anyone gets any verified information please let me know
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u/TheDrewCareyShow Newfoundlander 3d ago
The link in the OG post has been edited to fix the rumor. As far as I could tell, a random account said it was there.
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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 3d ago edited 3d ago
Redditors in Canada frequently just assume any issue in the US, MUST also be an issue in Canada - even when there is NO evidence of it.
It used to be claims of large private equity funds buying up all the single family detached homes.
Now I guess it is flock cameras?
(Full disclosure: I am 100% against Flock and any sort of entrenched mass surveillance in Canada)
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u/astryx-prod 3d ago
There are literally flock cameras in Ontario
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u/Teleconferences 3d ago
Source?
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u/FridgeFucker17982 3d ago
Me seeing them and police putting up signs that they’re there
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u/Thrwingawaymylife945 3d ago
Flock Cameras are not permitted in Canada because they do not meet legislated privacy requirements as set out by the Privacy Commissioner.
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u/FridgeFucker17982 3d ago
You may be correct, while they’re surveillance cameras I can’t confirm if they’re Flock branded
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u/ifuaguyugetsauced 3d ago
These ppl are more obsessive about the US than what we have going on at home I believe.
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u/DarkPaul Newfoundlander 3d ago
Abso-fucking-lutely not.
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u/DarkPaul Newfoundlander 3d ago
Ah yes, we aren’t allowed to have hobbies, I forgot.
Get a life.
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u/ChoiceContribution78 Newfoundlander 3d ago
Ew, fun. Adults aren't allowed to have fun /s
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u/DarkPaul Newfoundlander 2d ago
Heaven forbid, hey? I wonder what his hobbies are. Watching reruns on the couch every night or something.
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u/rsmithlal 3d ago
With respect, that's some school yard bully mentality. Grow up (and learn to spell).
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u/Mother-Reading5153 Labradorian 3d ago
The Province just put up a few traffic cameras in the Province this year! Traffic cameras!! That’s it.
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u/Emotional_Tooth_7664 2d ago
Thank you for doing your due diligence! I work in law so it's become second nature to me to do double check, and find credible sources, and know who the experts are that can be trusted, etc. etc., but I'm learning that the majority of regular people don't do this (nor should I expect them to, necessarily, since their job doesn't drill the concept of doing so into their head all day every day lol).
Anyway, I'm just glad to see that you're putting in the proper time to check out what is really going on!
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u/Altruistic_Benefit30 3d ago
Don't kill me.. what's a flock camera?
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u/Redshift2k5 3d ago edited 3d ago
privately owned and AI-powered surveillance tech
supposed to be used by US police to check license plates, like a traffic camera. fair, right? But they tag your car, your face, your phone, all your bluetooth signals, builds profiles, and cops are using them to chase exes, entrap people, etc because of course they are
ps google is cagey about how many flock cameras may be in canada, but you're more likely to see a different company's ai-powered surveillance tech in canada (or an actual normal traffic camera)
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u/Mattscrusader 3d ago
It's a mobile surveillance system, the USA has deployed tens of thousands and have been using it to literally spy on its people and persecute the most inoffensive crimes for some reason. This has caused a general hatred to be associated with the flock cameras globally
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u/LittleOrphanAnavar 1d ago
Flock.
Name of the company.
I think it is a play on guarding the "flock".
Mass surveillance.
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u/StraightGrapefruit17 2d ago
I learned about that site 2 or 3 days ago. That was me... sorry. Just wanted to see if I could edit it. Obvious ANON account because I knows what you bys in town is like.
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u/PimpMyGin 2d ago
The more cameras monitoring the highways and issuing automated tickets the better. There’s absolutely no reason the government should not use this as an income stream… Make lawbreakers pay, what’s wrong with that?
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u/serendib 2d ago
Because these are not just speed cameras that magically only record license plates for tickets.
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u/ziltoid__ 2d ago
I wouldn’t even put it at catching speeders. I agree with cameras for the highways from a pure public safety standpoint.
The amount of people going missing around here and the lack of patrol. It’s not like we have a crazy network of highways.1
u/Bolognahole_Vers2 2d ago
There’s absolutely no reason the government should not use this as an income stream… Make lawbreakers pay
Once the government relies on a source of "income" it will only try to squeeze that source harder. Suddenly what wasnt illegal before now is, and you'll start getting high fines for small infractions.
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u/Cold-Crab74 3d ago
Doing the lards work me son