404 Media podcast recaps leaked Flock CEO audio and two other stories
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Stories tagged #flock
Police stop drivers after AI flags license-plate travel as suspicious
An ACLU account says an officer showed a driver a nationwide plate heat map and claimed an FBI role after a pretext stop.
Flock CEO tells police chiefs anti-Flock protests are not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed criticism on paid posts and Russian bots without evidence.
Flock CEO tells police chiefs that public backlash is not real
In leaked IACP audio, Garrett Langley blamed Russian bots and said his wife advised him never to apologize.
Proton hosts Flock camera map covering over 300,000 devices
The Swiss copy is reachable worldwide, while the original site is US-only and under a cease-and-desist.
California fusion center flags Flock council meetings as targets
OCIAC told police there were no specific credible threats, yet listed turnout, emotion, and media as safety risks.
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Savannah officer shared Flock login with ICE agent husband, records say
An audit tied 983 searches and 97 plates across six states to her shared account before she was fired.
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Podcast: Cops Can Use AI to Pinpoint Your Home with Just One Photo
A 404 Media podcast says police can use Raven, formerly Geospy, to locate a house from one interior photo.
Cops Used AI Generated Photos of a Child to Lure Out a Suspected Predator
Livonia police used an AI-generated teen persona to arrest a man who tried to meet a fictitious 15-year-old.
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Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’
Flock CEO Garrett Langley defends license-plate surveillance despite cancelled contracts, layoffs, and privacy backlash.
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Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gunshots’ — its website says different
Flock’s CEO says its microphones detect only gunshots, while company materials describe broader ambient-audio detection.
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Flock CEO: We haven’t ‘fired’ any police departments as customers
Flock's CEO says the company has not dropped police customers despite officers misusing its plate database.
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Flock can now issue CVEs for its own products. Should we trust it?
Flock Safety became a CVE Numbering Authority for vulnerabilities in its own surveillance products.
Surveillance company Flock cuts staff as privacy backlash grows
Flock is cutting about 270 employees, 18% of staff, as privacy backlash grows over its license-plate cameras.
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Watch an Unconstitutional Flock Search
404 Media says it has bodycam and in-car video of an unconstitutional Flock search, but details are paywalled.
Watch Footage of the Flock Search a Judge Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge ruled a Tulsa deputy's warrantless Flock license-plate search unconstitutional and suppressed the evidence.
Oklahoma judge’s Flock ruling shows the power of Supreme Court’s digital evidence decision
An Oklahoma judge suppressed Flock license-plate data, citing the Supreme Court's Chatrie geofence ruling.
'Undue emotional weight'
An Arizona court ordered resentencing after an AI victim video carried undue emotional weight.
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Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
A federal judge ruled a warrantless Flock license-plate search in Tulsa violated the Fourth Amendment and suppressed resulting evidence.
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
An Oklahoma federal judge ruled a warrantless Flock license-plate search was unconstitutional mass surveillance.
Bipartisan backlash to ALPRs grows as two high-profile bills are introduced
Bipartisan bills would restrict AI license-plate cameras from Flock, Motorola, and Axon amid privacy backlash.
Podcast: The FBI Was Hacked. We’ve Seen the Data
404 Media’s podcast covers a claimed hack exposing data on all FBI employees and spouses.
Unidentified Flock Cameras in Florida
St. Lucie County found a dozen unpermitted Flock cameras whose owner it cannot identify.
How the Feds Get Your Data
US grant rules are pushing cities to send license-plate data into federal surveillance systems.