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submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

Following 404 Media’s reporting and in light of new legislation, automatic license plate reader (ALPR) company Flock has stopped agencies reaching into cameras in California, Illinois, and Virginia.

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[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 week ago

That cancer has appeared in my city.

I just don't have the energy to go out late at night with a saw and cut the poles down.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I found this tool via the free services everyone should make use of post. It’s a database to track locations. You can post them when you see them, maybe someone else will do the other stuff ;)

https://deflock.me/

I live in a small town and we have fucking 7 of these things. At least.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Spray paint can on a stick, meant for road marking without bending over.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Paintballs + slingshot

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

"Stopped" or obfuscated, let's be honest.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

in case anyone wants to explore flock camera locations in their area: https://deflock.me/

this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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