DeFlock Atlanta

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A regular camera records the hallway. An AI camera system tries to understand the hallway. Weapon. Fall. Loitering. Vehicle. Spill. Intrusion. Smoke. That is the shift people need to understand. Surveillance is becoming automated interpretation. intellisee.com

Just searching license plates? Their own product launch says “every existing Flock LPR camera” can become video-enabled through a software update. It also says FreeForm can search video using “characteristics on people.” A “license plate reader” is not the whole story. ->

Listen to his words. Some systems can support “pattern of life” analysis, routine mapping, and heatmaps over time. Most people have no idea these capabilities exist. noalprs.com #Privacy #Surveillance #Flock #ALPR

We see you, Fitchburg! 👀

The question stopped being: “Should these systems exist?” And quietly became: “How many should we install?” They used fear to accomplish this. Now they’re afraid people will find out what they actually do. Good. #Surveillance #Privacy #Flock #DeFlock

"Chief PJ Smith said he understands the concerns around artificial intelligence, but this type of technology is not going away. The city might as well buy in and stay safe, he said." So shut up and accept it. Who agrees? #Surveillance #Flock #Privacy

Join us May 27, 2026, for a nationwide welcome meeting as communities from across the country prepare for the National Week of Action Against ALPRs happening August 16–22. Register at: www.noalprs.com #Flock #Surveillance #Privacy

Recently, @joerogantop.bsky.social had one of Flock’s largest investors on to promote the company’s technology. Now let’s get @bennjordan.bsky.social on to explain how these systems actually work. Tell Joe Rogan you want to hear the other side. www.youtube.com/shorts/I_y7O... #Surveillance

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Trying to understand all of the ins and outs of digital security can be overwhelming, but our team at EFF is here to help. With our security starter pack, you can take a few simple steps to improve your digital privacy. ssd.eff.org/playlist/wa...

We’ve seen this over and over. Delay the vote. Leave the cameras on. Hope public attention wanes. Then, at 1:30 in the morning, extend the contract and throw in a few drones. Don’t. Let. Up. #Flock #DeFlock #Surveillance

Hey Asheville, come hang at DayTrip on Memorial Day. I'll be doing a Q&A with your next mayor, and I've even talked her into joining me in DJing for you. Doors at 4pm, Q&As at 7pm. DJing will come after. Additional Q&A guests are @colonelpanichacks.bsky.social and plenty of others.

Albany City Council is voting on whether to turn Flock cameras back on. We need community members to PACK THE ROOM and show that Albany residents do not want expanded mass surveillance in our community. RSVP: https://loom.ly/aE27BXs Read more about the issue here: https://loom.ly/NZGU8e4

Sadly 90k is the lowball number. Some reports have say its over 3x that figure. www.deflock.org

Weekend reminder: privacy is not a crime, and neither is taking the scenic route to avoid being tracked like a package. www.deflock.org

The same warrantless surveillance tactics being used in immigration sweeps could be turned against journalists and their sources. Congress should pass the Government Surveillance Reform Act and close the data broker loophole.

If you missed it, #DeFlock founder Will Freeman was featured last night on #Discovery Channel’s "Conspiracies & Cover-Ups". The fight over mass #surveillance is becoming a national conversation, and DeFlock is proud to help push it forward. Now streaming on #HBO Max. #Flock

⚠️ Now is a very good time to contact your representative – whether or not they're on the committee – and ask them to support the amendment. Let them know we don't want #ALPR #surveillance! 🚫 🗓️ Due: Thursday, May 21 at 9AM (tomorrow!) #deflock

Joe Rogan had Marc Andreessen on JRE, and naturally, they talked about Flock cameras and surveillance. A lot of Flock PR talking points were taken as "evidence", and this is just the beginning of "good faith arguments" for mass, warrantless surveillance that a lot of money is flowing into.

I realized that I need to open the door to right-oriented podcasts and media as this shit is far too important for comfort-politics. So here's an offer. Link to comment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQv...

"A second officer is under investigation for possible misuse of the Flock search system, per the Milwaukee Police Department. The review comes after former officer Josue Ayala was criminally charged with using Flock to look up an ex-girlfriend."

"He (Jeff Flowers) will also propose “a total ban on outward facing cameras,” and “a total termination of all internet services and electronic record-keeping. We are going back to 1880, paper ledgers and cash only.” Over Flock. #Surveillance #Privacy #DeFlock

"When asked whether people in demonstration videos gave permission to be recorded, a Flock public relations representative interrupted the interview and said the company would not answer questions about its employees viewing cameras at the Jewish Community Center." I bet they did. #Flock #Privacy

"Mayor Hoffman says the issue has unified Republicans who voice concerns over big government overreach, and Democrats who don’t want it implemented due to privacy violations."

It's nearly impossible to drive anywhere in Texas without a so-called automated license plate reader (ALPR) snapping a photo of you and your car. Over the last decade, police have been able to adopt ALPRs using an obscure state grant program.

📍 Use the DeFlock Map We are building a public map of ALPRs, AI surveillance cameras, autonomous drones, and connected surveillance infrastructure so communities can see what’s being installed around them. The DeFlock App works great, too! www.deflock.org #Flock #Privacy #MassSurveillance

Flock Safety cameras help solve crimes. But who’s watching the watchers?

"But license plate readers aren’t the only tool Flock wants to deploy on our streets. Now, Roanoke is considering expanding its contract with Flock for a system of acoustic sensors that will record human voices."

From www.coloradon.com: #FortCollins City Council weighs canceling Flock or increasing limits and oversight. www.coloradoan.com/story/news/l...

Interesting article about #flock surveillance cameras in Troy, NY which has led to a state of emergency by the city's Republican mayor, who says that they will never come down: https://archive.ph/0NDBO Amazing how private companies are tracking people in the physical world and selling that data […]

Flock Safety has built a network of automatic license plate readers in more than 6,000 communities across the country in recent years. Its system uses AI-enabled cameras to snap photos of every vehicle that passes, creating a digital “fingerprint.”

Victory in Bandera, TX! 🏆 "Bandera City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night, May 12, to terminate the city’s contract with #Flock Safety Systems following months of public opposition" Be sure to read the long and completely unhinged statement from CM Flowers! 👀 #deflock #surveillance #alpr

⚠️ Yet Langley claims *they* are under coordinated attack! "this isn’t a state official independently weighing in on a public safety issue. The AG has been solicited and briefed by a private #surveillance company’s Vice President to call individual City Council members on their behalf." #deflock

If you live, work or shop in #Issaquah. "While the issue is in front of everyone, residents are asking the council to pass a moratorium on new #ALPR systems until a proper city ordinance with real safeguards is on the books." dash.palform.app/fill/org_0QC... #deflock #surveillance

Your car is being tracked. DeFlock maps 96,752 Automated License Plate Readers across the USA — open-source & community powered. See the cameras near you, learn the privacy risks, and celebrate 67 cities that said NO to mass surveillance. deflock.org

It is a great resource!

Did you know EFF created the Atlas of Surveillance? It's our database mapping police surveillance tech across the U.S.! You can support our work pushing back against surveillance, and get a t-shirt to show support for that work, today: eff.org/spring

The same warrantless surveillance tactics being used in immigration sweeps could be turned against journalists and their sources. Congress should pass the Government Surveillance Reform Act and close the data broker loophole.

Flock Safety has built a network of automatic license plate readers in more than 6,000 communities across the country in recent years. Its system uses AI-enabled cameras to snap photos of every vehicle that passes, creating a digital “fingerprint.”

In a seven-page lawsuit, petitioners claim that Mantello had abused her power by declaring an emergency over Flock Safety not being paid.

"Mayor circumvents the will of the people and declares a state of emergency to pay a private company to continue surveillance of her town." Fixed it for you.

Tell Atlanta, Flock Off!

Mayo Clinic's "Ambient Listening" has been around for a couple of years, but clearly not all patients know their interactions with nurses are being passively recorded and processed by AI.

The McFarland Police Department will not move forward with a planned purchase of automated license plate reader technology from Flock Safety.

"The Flock Safety patent also states that it will use neural networks to identify and track humans, and then filter them into searchable databases using a person’s age, clothing type, gait/posture, gender, height, race, and weight." Does that sound like a license plate? #Flock #Surveillance #Tech

"DeFlockCentralCoast recently launched an online toolkit of resources, called “how to start de-Flocking”. That sounds very useful. Keep it up everyone!