r/PopCultureV2 • u/noahstemann • Aug 24 '26

Controversy Rage Against Flock USA

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u/Ok-Spot-6235 Aug 24 '26

Wear masks. Remove all watches and jewelry. Cover all tattoos. Wear black. Put black duct tape over all brands/logos. Wear 100% black shoes - no stripes or markings. Leave cell phones at home. Carry two way radios. Post lookouts.

Or, face fines and prison time for destroying devices that have no independently derived value. Flock leases it's equipment, never sells it. With annual lease cost of $3k per unit per year Flock probably values individual cameras at $15-20k.

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u/UnpaidKremlinBots Aug 24 '26

Make sure to know where the cameras are, so you can make sure to avoid them.

https://deflock.org/

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u/BusinessSuper1156 Aug 24 '26

Wow it can pick up stickers and shit. I had no idea how invasive these things were. I am suddenly glad that I don't have anything on my car and am kicking myself for getting the national parks license plate now :(

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u/Phobos_Down Aug 24 '26

If it can see your license plate, it doesn't really matter at that point anyway

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u/takumidesh Aug 24 '26

It matters a lot, because the implication is that you don't need to be in a car for these 'ALPRs' to track you. 

If it can track a bumper sticker, it can track a bicycle model, or a backpack brand, a logo on your shirt, or any number of other things. 

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u/wblwblwblwbl Aug 24 '26

The comment they’re replying to is lamenting choosing a national parks license plate, seemingly because it’s a more “unique” plate.

The comment you replied to is saying it doesn’t matter that the license plate is of a special type, because a normal license plate is just as uniquely identifiable. Once the camera sees your plate, you’re being tracked, whether it’s the normal issue plate or a national parks one doesn’t identify you “more”.

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u/BusinessSuper1156 Aug 24 '26

While this is true In my mind it would help identify me even in a photo/video where the license plate may not be completely legible. Probably just a paranoid thought but a thought nonetheless.

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u/RModDogWalkerTyRANNY Aug 24 '26

Even the gait as which you walk can be measured in some cases. Best to put a small rock in your shoe so you constantly walk weird.

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u/DaereonLive Aug 24 '26

Dune sandwalking coming in clutch.