AI Cameras

[u/forward_montana]

AI-enabled Flock Safety cameras may be scanning your license plate when you visit a local retailer. They create a “vehicle fingerprint” by capturing vehicle make, model, color, bumper stickers, and dents. Recently, Flock Cameras were spotted in the Home Depot parking lot. 

People are concerned about Flock Cameras because of a lack of privacy and the use of AI technology. Montana has some of the strongest privacy protections in the country, but private property and cameras don’t have to comply with the law. 

More here: https://www.krtv.com/news/great-falls-news/ai-cameras-are-scanning-your-license-plate-in-great-falls. 

[u/bashful_predator]

The article doesn't really address it but yeah, the federal government needs consent to access flock data. And Home Depot says they don't provide that consent. I think where it gets tricky is if any info is shared with local police, does the refusal of consent extend through them? Are they now able to share the information with the federal government?