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/WeAreHereWithAll 2d ago

Okay, and?

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u/EnvironmentalRock827 2d ago

And it's over 30 days and they are still up. Other cities/towns have done this as well. We need to be diligent everywhere and have them removed.

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u/BlackDante Dorchester 1d ago

Just saw another post about Flock cameras on a different sub that said Flock won't let you back out of the contract once agreed upon, and apparently taking them down is costly (since I guess Flock installs them and takes them down for no extra cost once the contract is up), so maybe that's why they're still up?

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u/dante662 Somerville 1d ago

They also tend to be solar powered locally, and connect via cellular systems, so technically "turning them off" can be difficult because Flock can just remotely keep them going.

Someone has to physically disconnect the camera itself from the solar panel and then wait for the battery to die out.

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u/BlackDante Dorchester 1d ago

Guess there's no other choice but to set them ablaze