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Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by frollogaston »

ascorbic wrote: post #18
frollogaston wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You only know what the front of the house looks like.

So does Street View

Oh, turns out you can't blur the satellite images. Then yeah idk how this helps.

Edit: Well maybe you aren't a target to begin with, but mass scanning can make you one. Like if you park some expensive car out front and someone far away checks all houses with expensive cars. It's a bit far-fetched, but there also aren't that many reasons not to blur your house unless the concern is they only target blurred houses.

Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by newspaper1 »

thrownaway561 wrote: post #17

People are so childish nowadays. The fact that things escalate to the point.

The Flock CEO just this week told the US public that it needs to "compromise" on their right to privacy. I'm glad things are escalating, we need every single one of these cameras taken down.

Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by newspaper1 »

frollogaston wrote: post #21
ascorbic wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So does Street View

Oh, turns out you can't blur the satellite images. Then yeah idk how this helps. Edit: Well maybe you aren't a target to begin with, but mass scanning can make you one. Like if you park some expensive car out front and someone far away checks all houses with expensive cars. It's a bit far-fetched, but there also aren't that many reasons not to blur your house unless the concern is they only target blurred houses.

> Oh, turns out you can't blur the satellite images.

You can if you're Israel:

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/google-blurring-satellite...

Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by atmavatar »

frollogaston wrote: post #19
higginsniggins wrote: post #10

Flock ceo attempts to stop people using online photo system from stocking him… … Hmmmm…

Those images aren't publicly viewable like Google Maps, at least not easily.

I'm not so sure about that.

See: https://www.independent.org/article/2026/01/14/flock-condor-...

    However, what Jordan found was a free-for-all, with less security than even what a standard Netflix account would require to watch a show. Not only could he access the live footage, but he could also review the video archives and even delete the recordings if desired.
There's also https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2025-59407

    The Flock Safety DetectionProcessing com.flocksafety.android.objects application 6.35.33 for Android (installed on Falcon and Sparrow License Plate Readers and Bravo Edge AI Compute Devices) bundles a Java Keystore (flock_rye.bks) along with its hardcoded password (flockhibiki17) in its code. The keystore contains a private key.
But that's hardly the only one. For a fuller picture, you may be interested in https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search?keyword=flock&resultType=re...

Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by frollogaston »

newspaper1 wrote: post #23
frollogaston wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, turns out you can't blur the satellite images. Then yeah idk how this helps. Edit: Well maybe you aren't a target to begin with, but mass scanning can make you one. Like if you park some expensive car out front and someone far away checks all houses with expensive cars. It's a bit far-fetched, but there also aren't that many reasons not to blur your house unless the concern is they only target blurred houses.

> Oh, turns out you can't blur the satellite images. You can if you're Israel: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/google-blurring-satellite...

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Re: Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow

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Post by frollogaston »

atmavatar wrote: post #26
frollogaston wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those images aren't publicly viewable like Google Maps, at least not easily.

I'm not so sure about that. See: https://www.independent.org/article/2026/01/14/flock-condor-... However, what Jordan found was a free-for-all, with less security than even what a standard Netflix account would require to watch a show. Not only could he access the live footage, but he could also review the video archives and even delete the recordings if desired. There's also https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2025…

So who's at this intersection right now? https://maps.app.goo.gl/nQauinrTH3aYStk57
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