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this post was submitted on 27 Aug 2026
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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.
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The answer is, he is an individual, and Flock cameras are not targeting any one individual, at least not in theory.
Also, I see the argument he's making. The argument is, if it were your child who was kidnapped, would you not want your neighbors to give up some of their privacy in order to turn cameras on every corner toward getting your child home safely? But the problem with that is, Flock cameras are not bringing kidnapped kids home. Neither are Ring doorbells, which are just as bad. What they are doing is making life worse for people of colour and anyone else They want to target. So that's the problem. The parent can't blame their neighbours (particularly their dark-skinned neighbours) for wanting their privacy when a child's safety is on the line, because the Flock cameras are not bringing any children home. That's not what they're for, and pretending they are is bullshit and everybody on both sides knows it. We COULD use all this tech for good. But the people who run it don't want to. They've proven this time and again. So no, they do not get the benefit of the doubt. No, they do not get to take the high road, even hypothetically.
(note we're on the same page I'm just ranting out loud) Yeah lets take worst case scenarios that dont actually happen in any numbers worth concerning oneself over. if you're worried just design a radio chip for kids arms that will ping cell towers and inject them with that. there your kids are safely trackable.
this not only wouldnt reduce everyone elses privacy and security from the state but would cost less.
There are shoes where an AirTag (or similar device) can be concealed in the heel so children can be tracked. Apparently it's well embedded and the child doesn't feel it when they walk, and it's difficult to detect/remove.
laugh I was thinking directly about airtags. Coming soon to a kidnapping near you: 'who wants new shoes!'