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Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

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Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#221

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You guys really need to come up with at least ONE other reason to push every single policy besides "think of the children"; Just one to break it up a bit.

Well, let me ask you this. What is your expectation from society if you or your family is personally affected?

I expect society to not track and extraordinarily rendition citizens and legal residents under the guise of "think of the children", for one.

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#222

Can’t wait for the Flock Equifax/SouthParkWereSorry-esque breach announcement any day. I should start a betting pool w my friends.

If YouTube personalities can break into the hardware, I wouldn't be surprised if foreign intelligence has already figured out a way. Clownin

Why should I care if some low-ranking party official in China knows where I drive, when my actual government will use that data to deport me if I sufficiently piss it off?

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#225

Oh no my super secret license plate! definitely something that is normally hidden instead of being on the front and back of my car for anyone to see and photo.

Downvote all you want but adtechs like magnite, ttd, and applovin Have way more personal data on you and use it to influence. I'll take safety over ads any day of the week.

Psst, hey, we hate all of those, too. Hating one shitty surveillance-state service doesn't preclude hating other shitty surveillance-state services.

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#226

I believe that the full weight of the nations resources should come into play whenever there are missing or abducted people. CIA, NSA, satellites, all of it. I can’t fathom while we don’t do that already. But absent of that, Flock is the next best thing. Mainly because it reduces the friction to get this information in the hands of local law-enforcement officers. I have zero tolerance for crimes against children and…

You guys really need to come up with at least ONE other reason to push every single policy besides "think of the children"; Just one to break it up a bit.

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Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#227

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's suggesting that Oak Park is supportive of Flock cameras because we're afraid of Black folks.

That's terrible! Nobody would ever say that out loud.

Yeah there's a bigger problem with the claim than that.

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#228
post #38

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You're starting with the plate, getting the home, and then you can get the real estate info. Most people don't expect their identity to be discoverable from their driving.

Isn't that the whole idea of licence plates? So you're identifiable?

To the police, perhaps. Not walmart.

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#229
post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're starting with the plate, getting the home, and then you can get the real estate info. Most people don't expect their identity to be discoverable from their driving.

Wait really? I feel like this was happening in the 90s. Now every car has a full gps spy system integrated to the point I barely trust that my conversation is private in a modern vehicle. But I guess if you think it's just your car company, Android, Apple, roadside assistance, the local police, and probably the music you're playing that can pin your location you're probably ok.

Literally all of these can be avoided except the external apparati like the Flock cameras, which is why they're such a big deal.

Getting tracked by your map application or OS platform can be countered by using an open source ROM and a local map provider like OpenStreetMap. Gtting tracked by the car itself can oftentimes be prevented by unplugging the telematics unit (or its antennas) or bypassing it with special cables. But there's nothing you can legally do to protect against the Flock cameras, without ignoring the law entirely and going around town with an angle grinder.

Re: Have I been Flocked? – Check if your license plate is being watched

#230

License plate numbers are old fashioned. Can't we get something more secure? E.g. plate numbers that change every hour would be a good start. I don't like to drive around with a giant cookie strapped to my car.

The whole point of plastering a giant UID on your vehicle is so that it can be identified. Security isn't the purpose here.

But the point is that security _can_ be addressed, while still allowing the vehicle to be identified.
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