Latest posts tagged with #deFlock on Bluesky
A great rundown from @chadmarlow.bsky.social
"maybe they need to think about whether or not we should actually be keeping a location dossier on every single person in the country, because any one of us *could* turn out to be a criminal? That seems like a decidedly un-American perspective"
#deflock
"As such, drones could capture data about people’s conversations and movements without their knowledge or consent, and could chill free speech and impinge on people’s free association rights." - Tee Sannon, Technology Policy Program Director for the ACLU-WA
#deflock #surveillance #privacy
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so important to have local media coverage like this as communities work to DeFlock! But all the positive education on the issue is hurt by such misleading headlines.
Can you spot it? Get @equalityalec.bsky.social's book Copaganda to brush up & spot it quickly
#copaganda #deFlock #Harrisonburg
Victory in Alpena County, MI! 🏆
"According to Alpena County Sheriff Erik Smith, the cameras would not be monitored at all times and would only be used in criminal investigations."
That seems a bit misleading given these cameras capture & store data on everyone 24/7!
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Against the backdrop of a red and black block print by the Troy artist Atypical Tuesday depicting a crow and the words, “Get the Flock Out of Troy NY,” a flier reads “Stand Up! Speak Out! City Council Meeting Thurs 3/19 6PM 433 River St”
Our upriver friends with @troyindivisible.bsky.social are leading the charge to rid the Collar City of the scourge of 26 Flock cameras that pepper that City’s streets. We’re proud to stand beside them this Thursday as the Troy City Council considers whether to renew Troy’s Flock contract.
#deflock
"There is no mechanism to discover which agencies are using what custom hotlists, or for a person to discover whether they are on a custom hotlist, to challenge their inclusion, or to request removal. There is no judicial review, no expiration requirement, and no independent audit."
#deflock #alpr
A tremendous community turnout against #Flock with all 12 in-person speakers asking for it go!
Unfortunately, the motion to turn off and cover the cameras until the end of the contract (Nov 2026) failed 4-3.
Comments are up first. Vote discussion starts at 2 hrs 50.
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
"The timing of Flock’s state contributions coincides with the return of multiple bills in the California Legislature that the company lobbied on last year."
Call your reps!
Ban ALPRs!
Cancel Flock!
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Overlooked this when it originally released, but it's a good conversation.
"we speak with Will Freeman, founder of the ALRP-tracking project DeFlock Me, about this growing tide of neighborhood #surveillance and the flimsy protections afforded to everyday people."
#deflock #alpr
Chief Lowe was "deeply involved" in the repeatedly weakened SB 6002? 🤔
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
A victory for community vigilance and local journalism over an attempt to sneakily install dragnet #surveillance infrastructure in a small town! 🏆
There are shorter summaries, but these are the original local reporting and are well worth the time to read.
#deflock #alpr
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Victory in Saranac Lake, NY! 🏆
"The Saranac Lake village board chose to cancel its contract with the controversial license plate reader and surveillance camera company Flock, and never enter into an agreement with the company again, in a 4-1 vote Monday night."
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
We can't praise everyone who came out to #DeFlock Lakewood enough. Because whether they're speaking for the first time or they come to every city council meeting (2nd & 4th Tuesdays 7:30pm at Lakewood Centre fyi), each and every person puts their whole heart into it. 28/
So why is Lakewood City Council so reluctant to #DeFlock our city? Why the eagerness to fund surveillance to spy on its own people?
Because the city wouldn't be putting up its own money for this. 19/
But it's time to act. The residents of Lakewood have been coming to warn our representatives of the dangers of #Flock every meeting for months now. We tell them about new dangers that have been uncovered by the press at every meeting! It never ends! It's time to #DeFlock Lakewood. 16/
We didn't manage to get the first person to speak about the need to #DeFlock Lakewood on camera, but she was so good! They were all so good! 5/
⚠️ #Flock is on the "Public Works and Library Committee" agenda in Mount Vernon, #WA *TODAY* (Wed, March 11) at 6pm!
"Chief Christman - Flock Camera Discussion"
#deflock #mountvernon #surveillance #alpr
Update from last night in Harrisonburg VA: The meeting concluded with three dozen well-organized speakers asking the council to end the city’s contract with Flock surveillance cameras and to pass a data privacy ordinance for the city. 1/
#deFlock #Harrisonburg #surveillance
Step Three: Petition your city or town’s council and stop this unwarranted and illegal #surveillance madness. Remember our Fourth Amendment rights.
Info here:
deflock.org/council
#DeFlock #FuckFlock
Hugely disappointing! 👎
This is not a win for the people of Washington and fails to deliver the protections we sought.
It codifies mass #surveillance with 21 (!!) day retention for non-hits, adds carve-out exemptions, and removes oversight via public records. 😩
We will fight on!
#deflock #alpr
And communities are fighting back from coast to coast.
Step One:
Visit this website—
deflock.org
#DeFlock #FuckFlock
"There's a reason that #Flock is so interested in hiring the mayors and the city council members of all of these cities that they want to install cameras into ... it's because they want to jam this #surveillance technology down your throat whether you like it or not."
#deflock #alpr
"What if every time you leave your home the police affix a tracking device to your car that allows them to record and store information about every trip you make to the homes of friends, the store, your house of worship, your work and everywhere else you go"
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
"Flock cameras reverse a core principle of liberty: The presumption of innocence. Instead of investigating specific suspects, they collect and store everyone’s movements “just in case.” This is not targeted policing; it is ambient monitoring."
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
This company, Flock Safety, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is tracking your license plate in every city and state you visit. And sharing your every movement with the government. Is this even legal? I think not.
Visit deflock.org to better understand the Police State we now live in.
#DeFlock
Victory in Ithaca, NY! 🏆
"Ithaca’s cancellation comes amid an ongoing campaign by activists to end all local contracts with Flock Safety. Protesters rallied outside city hall before the meeting Wednesday."
Love that costume!
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
Victory in Dutchtown, St. Louis, MO! 🏆
"Board Secretary Ann Smart, who has lived in the neighborhood for 31 years, said the situation has unsettled the community.
Smart said she does not believe removing the cameras will increase danger in the area."
#deflock #surveillance #alpr
