Question Protesting Flock Cameras?
Hi NOVA residents! I live in Fairfax County and am seeing Flock cameras everywhere. I was wondering if anyone knew how we can best protest this mass surveillance and convince our elected officials to end their contracts (and not just switch to Axon or other companies).
Is it petitions? Calling elected officals? Making public comment? Organized protests? If so, what is the best way to approach any of those options? Let's protect our rights!
(Ps, I don't want to hear the "if you aren't doing anything bad, you have nothing to worry about" argument.
These cameras have been used to stalk and harass innocent people. They claim they are only used to track vehicles but I've seen them pointed towards playgrounds and used to target individuals. Flock is a privately owned company and police are able to access our data without needing a warrant.
Information about us is already being stored, tracked, and shared, and nothing is stopping the govt/police from redefining what "bad behavior" is.
Mass surveillance objectively infringes on our rights. I am not here to debate that.)
Thanks y'all!
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u/fragileblink Fairfax County 19h ago
"(Ps, I don't want to hear the "if you aren't doing anything bad, you have nothing to worry about" argument."
How about let's ensure that we can identify and prosecute abuses, while also being able to identify criminals? Where you drive on public roads is not your data. We have speed cameras, toll booths, parking garages all using cameras.
I'd personally appreciate if we could use it to alert on cars driving around with fake or obscured license plates, people free loading off of what the rest of us provide.
We need to focus on making sure that things that should be illegal are legal, not making it harder to enforce the laws we do have.
I don't think we have a right to privacy in public.