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[-] Anarki_ 22 points 12 hours ago

Look up Benn Jordan's videos on these things. They are NOT just license plate readers.

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Correct but Flock's own system, if their public statements can be trusted, doesn't do facial recognition itself. The main use is tracking vehicles using license plates and all kinds of visual cues, and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi devices by their MAC address and properties, and linking this huge swath of data together. Still, faces are recorded as video that can be checked manually or processed by third-party tools, including "AI" facial-recognition ones. Therefore, if a pedestrian destroys all Flock cameras and has Bluetooth earpods on them, there will be an easy way to link the events, and then the police will check if their face is visible in surviving footage and check the country-wide database if the person ever used the earphones in a vehicle near the cameras.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 hours ago

Flock’s own system, if their public statements can be trusted,

They can't.

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Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are AI-powered cameras that capture and analyze images of all passing vehicles, storing details like your car’s location, date, and time. They also capture your car’s make, model, color, and identifying features such as dents, roof racks, and bumper stickers, often turning these into searchable data points. These cameras collect data on millions of vehicles—regardless of whether the driver is suspected of a crime. While these systems can be useful for tracking stolen cars or wanted individuals, they are mostly used to track the movements of innocent people.

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