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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours ago

Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

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Cops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk People

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sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours ago
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There have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people.
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    I’m surprised they’re being arrested for stalking, usually they don’t face even the threat of consequences for that

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    When you think you’re above the law the temptation to break the law is real.

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    Can someone post the full article in a comment? I tried workarounds to read the full article but nothing worked.

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    Who could have seen that coming? /s

  • CosmicTurtle0 [he/him]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Arrests don’t mean anything.

    Are they getting convicted?

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    Are they actually getting arrested?

    Or do they just go on unplanned, paid vacations?

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      It’s America right? Vacation.

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      If they don’t get arrested for premeditated murder, then I doubt they’re actually getting in any trouble for planning the murder stalking.

      • ripcord@lemmy.world
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        How about actual details?

      • WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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        This close to election time, they’re probably putting on a show — all charges will be quietly dropped after the first week of November.

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          Yup.

          I was more than a little proud that my city had the balls to prosecute and imprison a killer cop. Our governor pardoned this bastard shortly after taking office and now the motherfucker’s back on the street.

          It’s all 100% performative.

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    Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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      Nemo

    • WIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.world
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      Nobody. That’s the issue

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    What’s Flock?

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      Those random, public space cameras with the little solar panel and the blue flashing light in parking lots and such.

      Accessing for crime data is supposedly what they’re used for, but some of these guys are accessing to stalk ex wives, girlfriends, or “love” interests.

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        Huh? I’ve never seen one of those.

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          how are guys so unaware of these?

          google flock and youtube Benn Jordan

          good bit of info on the problems

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            Not everyone lives where they’re used.

            There’s no need for sarcasm.

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              There’s a little bit of need. This is an article talking about the widespread abuse of the devices, someone descrubed the devices, saying “well i’ve never seen one” serves exactly zero good purpose

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                Sounds like an opportunity to educate someone.

                Grow up.

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                  O, irony.

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            Seems like it’s a thing only in the US. Makes sense I’ve never seen them, since I’ve never been there.

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              Good on ya, mate

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      You gotta look it up but they use ai to track people and the US government installed them in almost every major city. They’re also really incredibly bad security wise, you can just walk up to them and connect and download the videos on any smart phone

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        Oh wait until you hear about them partnering up with SignalTrace. When they capture your license plate, they then will capture any wireless signals associated with the license place (wifi, bluetooth, tracking tags, ect) and then can easily build a profile about you without needing your license plate in the future.

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      Free copper hanging off of light poles

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        Some disassembly required

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