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Flock says its cameras don't track people. Training videos say otherwise. (www.youtube.com)
submitted 3 days ago by BlueTea3@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.world
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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 33 points 3 days ago

We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoings.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Of course the camera doesn't track people, it's just a sensor. It's the computer system behind the camera that tracks people. Do they think we're idiots?

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 days ago

yes... yes they do

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 16 points 2 days ago

They've literally advertised having facial recognition...

[–] artyom@piefed.social 19 points 3 days ago

Just bald-faced fucking lies right into the camera

[–] PriorityMotif@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

They've literally come out and said they can infer with a great deal of certainty who is driving a specific car. The cameras have built in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. They could be using those to fingerprint your phone.