Standing Guard, a Canadian Goose watching for predators while the flock grazes. #goose #geese #canada #nature #photomonday #fotomontag #flock #nature #photography #naturephotography
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#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance Cameras
The surveillance camera company Flock sent #DeFlock a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back.
DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 #ALPR around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by #Motorola.
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/
404 Media · Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance CamerasThe surveillance camera company Flock sent DeFlock a cease-and-desist. DeFlock is fighting back.
#Tulsa’s #Surveillance Gamble
#Police credit #Flock cameras with reducing violent crime. But after millions spent, the data tells a murkier story — and the system may violate the #law
https://www.readfrontier.org/stories/tulsas-surveillance-gamble/
The FrontierTulsa’s surveillance gamble
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>Various AI-powered software programs were purchased under the governor’s border disaster declaration or in response to Abbott’s executive orders to prevent mass attacks, agency records show.
The defense sector is all a big grift.
>Several AI companies, including those that sell tech to DPS, have registered lobbyists in Texas this session, according to state records, including Clearview AI, Flock Safety, and LEO Technologies, which sells the Verus surveillance software. One company also has connections to state law enforcement in Texas: Skylor Hearn, a former DPS deputy director, was a registered lobbyist for Clearview AI in 2020 and 2021 and joined the company as its government affairs director in 2022. During his tenure at the firm, he testified in other states against banning or limiting police use of facial recognition tech. This session, Clearview AI has three registered lobbyists in Texas.
The revolving door keeps revolving.
>The Republican lawmaker cautioned that, while he would not necessarily call the agency’s capabilities a “dragnet,” he had concerns about protecting Texans’ privacy: “It does come into question whether we are creating a wide area of study of people who have not committed a crime and trying to use that for law enforcement purposes.”
"That's not bullshit. It's repurposed bovine waste."
>Meanwhile, Senator Parker’s bill, SB 1964, would require Texas agencies to more thoroughly report on how they use AI and what risks of “unlawful harm” these systems have. Under the bill, state agencies would be required to create impact assessments of any AI-powered tools they deploy—though the reports would be considered confidential and exempt from the Texas Public Information Act.
Intelligence for me but not for thee.
>“People want to make sure that the government isn’t just surveilling people who aren’t doing anything wrong just because they can. ..."
Completely missing the point. The government *defines* what "doing anything wrong" *is*. "Only going after bad guys" is tautological nonsense in this context.
>Shah, the attorney from Just Futures Law, said the dangers of surveillance technologies are easily overlooked because they are not viewed as inherently or imminently violent.
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>“It’s just that it’s creating the infrastructure in which you can be harmed,” Shah said. Plus, she added, many surveillance tools were originally designed for warfare, or by former military intelligence personnel, and should be viewed through that lens and not as the “soft side” of policing, which is how some AI companies market the tools.
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>“These are wartime technologies that are now in the hands of local cops,” she said. “We should be really worried.”
At least one person quoted in the article understands the problem. Talk about burying the lede, @TexasObserver :P
[PHOTOS] Muslim Worshippers Flock to Mosques for Eid Prayers #EastAfrica #Eid #flock #mosques #Muslim #Photos #prayers #Worshippers
https://tinyurl.com/2cww5twh
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Et la série hebdomadaire de #Flock est encore super : Invasion, exploitation, liquéfaction
https://next.ink/177975/flock-invasion-exploitation-liquefaction/
https://www.alojapan.com/1230549/japanese-flock-to-indian-international-schools-in-tokyo-on-lower-tuition/ Japanese flock to Indian international schools in Tokyo on lower tuition #flock #indian #International #Japanese #lower #schools #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #tuition #東京 #東京都 TOKYO — International schools in Tokyo that follow an Indian approach are drawing more Japanese students, whose families are attracted by a diverse curricula and relatively affordable tuition compared with schools that have Western roots. At a branch of the Global Indian Interna…
I drove 300 miles in rural #Virginia , then asked police to send me their public #surveillance footage of my car. Here's what I learned. - Cardinal News
Anyone might wonder how often they are caught on police cameras that operate 24/7. I spent a day driving, and over a month trying to get the answer.
#flock #privacy #foia
Cardinal News · I drove 300 miles in rural Virginia, then asked police to send me their public surveillance footage of my car. Here’s what I learned.
https://www.alojapan.com/1223394/asian-tourists-flock-to-mount-fuji-for-the-perfect-shot/ Asian tourists flock to Mount Fuji for the perfect shot #asian #flock #fuji #mount #MountFuji #MountFujiTopics #MountFuji #perfect #shot #tourists FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan — The quest to share an iconic image of Japan on social media is driving a tourist boom near Mount Fuji that is spreading far beyond the beaten track. Fujiyoshida, formerly a relatively little-known city close to the iconic mountain, started to attract more visitors after the pea…
Flock to Fedora is coming to Prague!
I’m passing by to let you know that Flock to Fedora 2025 is happening from June 5th to 8th in Prague, here in the Czech Republic.
I will be presenting about Flatpaks, Fedora, and the app ecosystem, and would love to meet up with people interested in chatting about all things GNOME, Flatpak, and desktop Linux.
If you’re a GNOME contributor interested in attending Flock, please let me know. If we have enough people, I will organize a GNOME Beers meetup too.
Fedora Magazine · Flock to Fedora 2025: Prague, June 5th - 8th! - Fedora MagazineFlock to Fedora is coming to Prague, CZ, June 5-8, 2025! Join us for the premier Fedora conference. Submit a proposal or register to attend.
Next #Cheney #CityCouncil meeting is tomorrow (Tue) night. #FLOCK cameras on are on the agenda for approval. Got some notes here on the topic and would love to see folks submit public comment on your own thoughts.
#WashingtonState #Privacy #Security
https://cheney-coffee-civics.ghost.io/mar-11-city-council-regular-meeting/
Cheney Coffee & Civics · Mar 11 City Council Regular MeetingHappy City Council week, everyone! Hope the daylight savings time shift hasn't been too rough on folks. The time change and a full weekend has me getting out some notes about Tuesday's City Council meeting later than hoped but still want to call out a few things regarding one of
@psuPete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, 3/8/25 https://www.bespacific.com/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-march-8-2025/
Four highlights from this week: 89% of enterprise #AI usage is invisible to the organization; The Digital Packrat Manifesto; #Cellebrite Is Using AI to Summarize #Chat Logs and #Audio from Seized #MobilePhones; and #Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer #Mapping Its #Surveillance Cameras. #privacy #cybercrime
www.bespacific.comPete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, March 8, 2025 | beSpacific
Good morning. 
5 March 2025
I need to get a haircut, but since today is Wednesday, my barber is closed. Funny enough, I had the exact same thought last Wednesday—yet here I am. It takes a bit of effort to clean up, get in my car, and drive the 15 minutes to the barbershop. Haircuts used to be a necessity for me, but now they’re more of an option, something I only consider when my hair starts bothering me. Honestly, it’s too gray and too thin in places to fuss much about appearances. A short cut around the sides is practical, though, as it doesn’t interfere with my hearing aids. Anyway, long hair and bell-bottoms are mostly out of style.
"Babies haven't any hair; Old men's heads are just as bare; between the cradle and the grave lie a haircut and a shave." - Samuel Hoffenstein
Anti-#Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses #Flock Safety's Cease and Desist Demand
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Anti-Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses Flock Safety's Cease and Desist DemandFlock Safety loves to crow about the thousands of local law enforcement agencies around the United States that have adopted its avian-themed automated license plate readers (ALPRs). But when a privacy activist launched a website to map out the exact locations of these pole-mounted devices, the...
#Flock Threatens #OpenSource Developer Mapping Its #Surveillance #Cameras
The surveillance company Flock sent the creator of a website that maps its license plate-reading cameras a cease and desist letter demanding that he immediately stop using the name “DeFlock” on his website.
#alpr #privacy #deflock
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/
404 Media · Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance CamerasThe surveillance camera company Flock sent DeFlock a cease-and-desist. DeFlock is fighting back.
https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/
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Surveillance company Flock sent a cease-and-desist letter to the creator of DeFlock, an open-source project mapping its license plate-reading cameras, demanding the use of the name "DeFlock" be stopped.
DeFlock, represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, argues that the use of the name is protected under free speech and noncommercial use exceptions.
404 Media · Flock Threatens Open Source Developer Mapping Its Surveillance CamerasThe surveillance camera company Flock sent DeFlock a cease-and-desist. DeFlock is fighting back.