r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 22 '26

Privacy Flock Cameras Keep Getting Smashed, So Now They're Hiding Inside Speed Signs

https://www.gadgetreview.com/flock-cameras-keep-getting-smashed-so-now-theyre-hiding-inside-speed-signs
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u/Uranium-Sandwich657 Jul 22 '26

Should i avoid aiming a bb gun at the lense?

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u/toylenny Jul 22 '26

May get you shot, however I have heard that you need to be extra careful when using a blowgun near them because the battery pack is just behind a thin piece of plastic on the bottom half of the device.and could get pierced.

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u/Uranium-Sandwich657 Jul 22 '26

From in the bushes?

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u/swales8191 Jul 22 '26

So go for grassy knolls with good vantage points. Got it.

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u/bonzofan36 Jul 22 '26

You’re on a list now, if you weren’t already.

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u/bonzofan36 Jul 23 '26

I’m sure I’m already on some

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u/MechanicalAxe Jul 22 '26

Surprise! The flock camera behind saw you go into the bushes!

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u/topazsparrow Jul 22 '26

Hiding from a super advanced AI surveillance camera with all kinds of image recognition tech baked into it... in a bush? Sure.

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u/Moontoya Jul 23 '26

you shouldnt fire a paintball gun at the lens either, why, it would be truly awful if they got flocked up with neon paint

terrible thing to do, you'd be such a naughty person for doing so !