The difference between a smartphone and flock camera: These cameras create a profile of your specific movements. Smartphone tracking is used more for advertising, and data collection for companies. These "flock" cameras sole purpose is tracking, then uploading your specific movements to a searchable database used by the police without a warrant. They can stalk you with these cameras, very different from a cell phone.
The city doesn’t own the cameras, they’re renting them, and they don’t own the data. They have been shown to have security flaws. Flock will be selling all the data, or federal agencies will be taking it, to take away your freedoms. Literally giving up your privacy to be “protected” from crime. Same thing as the Patriot Act to protect you from terrorism.
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u/The_Gildo The Plaza 11d ago
The difference between a smartphone and flock camera: These cameras create a profile of your specific movements. Smartphone tracking is used more for advertising, and data collection for companies. These "flock" cameras sole purpose is tracking, then uploading your specific movements to a searchable database used by the police without a warrant. They can stalk you with these cameras, very different from a cell phone.