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All over the place, Flock cameras are on
the ground, people are talking about it.
Here's what I have to say, and I want to
hear your opinion. It's Tin Foil
Tuesday.
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So, [singing] if you like exposing
truths, and
dropping truth bombs, then welcome to
Tin Foil Tuesday.
I want the truth. Well, a big shout-out
to you people. I've done several
episodes over the last few months on
Flock cameras. The response is still
coming in. People are paying attention
to this. I'm going to talk about this. I
got some things to say, some things to
share with you. A landmark court case
that matters in all of this, and maybe
what you can do to fight back in your
own community. A meme. Next. Let's see
what's behind Flock safety cameras. Oh,
yeah? Warrantless surveillance.
Yep.
And like I opened with, they are on the
ground in some places, but the
authorities and the government not
happy. Here's a great example. This is
from up in Virginia. Suffolk man charged
with destroying 13 Flock cameras. They
take it super, super serious. His name
is Jeff Sovern. I think that's how you
pronounce it. There's even a Jeff Sovern
legal defense fund over on GoFundMe.
People are trying to support him. They
found a bunch of Flock parts in his
apartment. Not that great.
Next. This is interesting. Brian says
this. Well, this story blew up. It went
to the front page of Reddit, Hacker
News, Gizmodo. People donated thousands
of dollars to Jeff Sovern who dismantled
13 Flock surveillance cameras.
The response was near universal
enthusiasm. Near universal enthusiasm.
People have spoken. All right, next.
Oakland side asks, "Who is paint bombing
Oakland's Flock cameras?" Who could it
be? They asked that publicly. Who is
paint bombing the cameras? Who could it
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Couple months ago when I talked about it
here, I mentioned Lowe's, which is less
than a mile from where I'm sitting right
now. There's Flock cameras in their
parking lot nationwide. The Lowe's and
the Home Depots, they're under fire big
time. This is from Lake Forest Park,
Washington. Home Depot and Lowe's share
data from hundreds of AI cameras with
law enforcement. It is fact. They are
sharing your data with law enforcement
in a lot of different states. Lowe's and
Home Depot under very, very public
scrutiny. This is from The Guardian.
Creepy surveillance. Why some cities are
shutting down Flock cameras amid privacy
concern. And that's in England.
It's even worse here. This is from the
ACLU, and this is a wild one. I've
mentioned this before on here. Uphold
sanctuary law. Turn off Flock. The ACLU
is fighting for our rights and the right
of privacy, and to that I give a big
thumbs up.
Don says this. Data has a dollar value.
Every move you make, every step you
take. Yeah, we're in the data age right
now. This is from Yahoo News. Across the
US, citizens destroy Flock cameras in
bold strike against government
surveillance. That's from Yahoo. This is
from Cyber News. Flock cameras are
getting destroyed, and police are using
the data to hunt the vandals. A lot of
talk about that. About people saying,
"Hey, what can we do?" One guy says
this. Next, Lysander Boomer says, "There
are 2 lb of copper wire and 3 g of gold
in every Flock camera. Pass it on. Let
your local meth heads know about that."
Yeah.
[gasps]
After one of my last videos on Flock
cameras, this guy, Jacob, left a
comment. Comments don't know a single
thing about the actual purpose of the
Flock system. It is an incredible tool
for law enforcement. Running your
license plate using the same database
law law enforcement already has already
uses is not a Fourth Amendment
violation. Oh, yeah?
A responder to him says, Chris says, "A
lot of these comments make me believe
y'all would have sided with the redcoats
in 1776."
And finally, one of you people said
this. It's Tim. He says, "Long-term or
aggregated location movement data in
Carpenter versus United States, 2018,
the Supreme Court ruled you have a
reasonable expectation of privacy in the
comprehensive record of your physical
movements over time." And that one is
true. I've mentioned on here before.
It's Carpenter versus United States.
This is from the Institute for Justice.
Judge rules lawsuit challenging Norfolk.
That's up in Virginia again. Use of
Flock cameras can proceed. And that
judge did use the Carpenter the the
lawyers they argued with Carpenter
versus United States. We've talked about
it before. It's law. It's precedent. You
have you do. You have a reasonable right
to privacy in your travels. That's big
time true. Next. This is from 404. Judge
rules Flock surveillance images are
public records that can be requested by
anyone. And here's a big one that people
are using today. They're using Freedom
of Information the theory online, and
some people say this is accurate. I
don't know, but people are saying this.
If you will flood Flock with FOIA
requests, Freedom of Information Act
requests, they will just come and tear
down the cameras. Take them down.
Dismantle them because it's not worth it
to them. They're not getting enough
revenue from the cities to have those
cameras up if they're having to deal
with FOIA requests non-stop. That's one
thing that folks are saying that you can
do. Over on Reddit, this guy says,
"High-powered lasers are known to damage
camera sensors." And some other folks
said you got to get the ones that are
strong enough to pop a balloon. However,
Princess Moon Butt says this is a bad
idea. And very illegal.
On an unrelated note, it's very cold out
with winter upon us. If you're walking
outside, make sure you remember your
bulky coat, your hat, and your scarf. If
it's windy, you can even pull your scarf
up over your nose to protect you from
the cold even further. Stay safe,
everyone. But remember, it's very, very
illegal. Next. Flock camera fix.
SpongeBob says, "Angle grinder." It's a
thought. And finally, this is not a
Flock camera, but I do think it is
certainly in the ballpark. Final meme
and my favorite of the day. Next. Brave
man helps to shield speed cameras from
the blazing hot sun. Not all heroes wear
capes. Welcome. [music] Yeah.
Welcome to Tin Foil Tuesday. We hope you
sing along.
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