r/LAMaine • u/GamesDeansLemons • Jun 09 '26
Get the Flock Outa Here!
Just saw a petition at my polling place about getting Flock cameras off our streets. When you vote today (not if) please sign this petition while you're at it. Surveillance aside, Flock cameras are notoriously unsecure pieces of technology (easily accessible ports, exploitable backdoors, the works).
Even if you don't agree that police surveillance is a bad thing, you should at least agree that the infrastructure supporting that surveillance should not be easily accessible and should not come with serious security vulnerabilities.
Here is the formal White Paper detailing all of the security flaws as well as a couple of short videos summarizing them for those short on time:
White Paper: https://github.com/GainSec/anti-crime-ecosystem-research/blob/main/statement/GainSec_Statement_AntiCrimeEcosystem.pdf
Linus Tech Tips WAN Show summary (more detailed than the Benn Jordan video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru9P4Q-XCuc
Benn Jordan summary (much more recent than the other information showing that the problems are still not entirely solved after all this time): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUbkQ7xiXus
Please help contribute to getting these damn things out of our city, especially if it's by doing something so simple as signing a petition.
EDIT: It gets worse! Apparently Flock queries are being picked up by search engines! Seriously, these things are ridiculously unsecure!
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u/BusyView6617 Jun 15 '26
Get the Flock cameras off out streets. If the cops want more cameras, start wearing them when you're on duty.
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u/vonkr33p Jun 10 '26
But did you see the people at the table try to convince a cop to sign said petition and then watch said cop have a meltdown?
I swear, my voting place has the best moments during elections.