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Flock Cameras are PUBLIC DOMAIN in Washington state. You can file a FOIA for your Flock data. Now police say that citizens getting public docs are now a "privacy concern". (www.kgw.com)
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[โ€“] jordanlund@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Worth noting that:

  1. Ring is partnering with Flock:

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/amazon-ring-cameras-surveillance-law-enforcement-crime-police-investigations.html

  1. Police use of Flock cameras is notoriously inaccurate, particularly in the case of lazy or stupid cops.

https://denverite.com/2025/10/27/bow-mar-flock-cameras-accusation/

[โ€“] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, why did you say cops 3 times in the last bit there?