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[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 41 points 1 day ago

Fun fact, if you do this with bank deposits in an amount just below an IRS reporting threshold it immediately flags your account.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago

You have to be at least $2.00 under.

Ask me how I know

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

That's for dumb citizens not mighty police departments.

[-] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 66 points 1 day ago

Every news article about Flock cameras seems deliberately incorrect. They are not LPR cameras, they are full-on video security cameras, combined with server-based AI to search for/recognize objects, people, animals, activities, etc. They do not just store vehicle and/or license plate information.

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

The latest ones are also fingerprinting Bluetooth and other wireless devices as they walk/drive by. So it can actually attach a device to a face in the right circumstances.

[-] pluge@piefed.social 32 points 1 day ago

It's happening all over the country. Same playbook. Give each PD/municipality bespoke contracts so they avoid town council approval. Flocks are being installed without the town council even knowing about it in some cases.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago

Thankfully some places do listen to public pushback. Our police department canceled its contract with flock

[-] Mirshe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Except in a lot of THOSE cases, Flock doesn't even remove their own hardware, just the PD/local govt access to the data.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 4 points 19 hours ago

They had yet to put the cameras in, in our case. So the cameras will never be installed

[-] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 24 points 1 day ago

Every city council is corrupt, that’s what I’ve learned from Flock

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 day ago

This should put him under immediate leave and review/audit, because this surely isn't the first time. Doesn't get his job back, if at all, until everything he pulled this shit with goes through the proper approval processes he bypassed, resulting in approval. Otherwise he's out. Next time he does this he's just out, even if he somehow "won" the deep review and audit of his entire career.

[-] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

He is pretty newly elected.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago

Churn and burn, baby
Send another

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 day ago
[-] christopher@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

At first I thought this was a cd-rom then I realized it was a cutoff wheel.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

You can try to put it in a CD player but would likely get marginally better results if you put it in a record player.

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Get a hole saw and some plywood and you can make your own center plug dongle for your cutoff wheel.

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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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