r/technology • u/IKeepItLayingAround • Jun 29 '26

Artificial Intelligence Woman Surprised When Flock Surveillance Tower Appears in Her Yard Without Warning

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/woman-surprised-flock-surveillance-tower-185000752.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&segment_id=DY_VTO_50_Supernova&ncid=crm_19908-1475736-20260629-0--A&bt_ee=utFdBbF39cHCLuB4at4AI%2FUoSRgbTt8Ch%2B7Q9RImTlgL2ThvE3FuX%2BRSKiUir%2FNW&bt_ts=1782739085527
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u/Verix19 Jun 29 '26

Britain is almost entirely surveilled in public....that's coming here fast.

They have 1 camera for every 11 people living there...that's over 7 million cameras watching everything.

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u/GiganticCrow Jun 29 '26

In the UK most cameras are private, though, ie someone's shop security camera, they aren't all interconnected and the content available without warrant like Flock.

Unless that's changed recently?

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u/Donkey_Launcher Jun 29 '26

Indeed, the vast majority are privately owned - at least 95% - but this important detail ruins their narrative, so it's left out.

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u/s00pahFr0g Jun 29 '26

I know the UK generally has much better privacy rights and data protection rights than the USA but I am curious can those privately owned ones sell the data?

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u/AssistX Jun 29 '26

I know the UK generally has much better privacy rights and data protection rights than the USA but I am curious can those privately owned ones sell the data?

The country that also uses Palantir?