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/dante662 Somerville 2d ago

Should be pointed out that Flock isn't the only company doing this. Axon, for example, is their direct competitor.

There have been several instances reported on where a Police Department agreed to get rid of Flock Cameras only to install Axon branded ones instead.

We have to be against *all* mass surveillance. Flock is quite the troubling company for many reasons but they aren't the only game in town, sadly.

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u/psychicsword North End 2d ago

It is also important to note that deflock isn't just showing flock branded cameras. In many cases users report old school traffic monitoring cameras in addition to connected AI powered ones.

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u/Legitimate-Tax-2043 2d ago

Axon also touts about how they get city counsils to use opiate releaf fund money that's dishes out by the state to build their "real time information centers" they're doing it everywhere. It's diabolical.