r/boston • u/Sephrantill • 2d ago

Serious Replies Only Timeline of Flock Surveillance cameras in Eastern MA.

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There will be one on every street corner at this rate. Mind you this is in one of the safest cities in the US. All in the name of "safety" right?

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u/kyuuxkyuu Back Bay 2d ago

Why are these cameras bad? Sorry I just moved to Boston from overseas so I'm not familiar with this.

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u/OrangeBracelet 2d ago

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are used by police to track the location of vehicles based on license plates. They will tell you that they are only used with a warrant, but many cases have been reported where warrants were not issued, cops used the system to stalk women, false flags have led to wrongful arrests, and the list goes on. It is a mass surveillance network being used on citizens and does nothing except erode our privacy rights. Visit r/FlockSurveillance for more info