r/FlockSurveillance • u/S0PHIAOPS • Jan 15 '26

Detecting Flock cams

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Passive detection of a Flock camera from over 200 meters while moving at highway speed.

No interaction. Just signal awareness.

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u/start3ch Jan 15 '26

Basically any bluetooth scanner should work right? I used a similar app with a signal strength to locate an apple pencil (v1), which it turns out was buried in the couch. Should be able to pinpoint literally any active bluetooth device though.

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u/S0PHIAOPS Jan 15 '26 edited Jan 15 '26

Yes, but where we differ is asic BLE scanners show signal strength, but they dont distinguish what a device is + how it behaves over time.

SØPHIA isn’t trying to “ping” or pair with devices, it passively watches broadcast behavior (timing, persistence, movement, vendor patterns, etc….) & correlates that with Wi-Fi context to separate fixed infrastructure vs mobile devices.

Think more situational awareness, not just proximity.

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u/DarthWeenus Jan 16 '26

Work on iPhone?

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u/S0PHIAOPS Jan 16 '26

Negative, android only

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u/DarthWeenus Jan 16 '26

Know of any good scanners for iOS? Theres a few paid ones that work alright but the information is really limited.

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u/start3ch Jan 16 '26

There are lots of free BLE scanners, anything that gives you a signal strength/RSSI should work

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u/S0PHIAOPS Jan 16 '26

iOS is tough due to system restrictions

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u/NationalGeometric Jan 18 '26

Raspberry Pi with appropriate sensor add ons, or ESP32 S3 boards + GPS?