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Kevin Collier Sep 18, 2025

New from me: Filings from a Virginia lawsuit offer a rare insight into how often Flock automatic license plate readers track people going about their daily lives: Multiple times a day, and hundreds over a period of a few months this year.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/virginia-police-used-flock-cameras-track-driver-safety-lawsuit-surveil-rcna230399

Virginia police used Flock cameras to track driver 526 times in 4 months, lawsuit says

Lee Schmidt, a retired veteran, wanted to know more about the license plate cameras tracking him in Norfolk, Virginia, where he lives

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Crispy Gnome Chomsky

@kevincollier It's actually worse than hundreds of fixed-location cameras in a single city. Dashcam makers are now monetizing streams from customers' vehicles, as 404 Media reporting documents here
https://www.404media.co/podcast-the-hacked-spy-in-your-car/

Podcast: The (Hacked) Spy In Your Car

A massive hack of a popular dashcam company; the sentencing of someone Sam has covered for years; and the mass firings around Charlie Kirk's assassination.

404 Media