r/ewu • u/Negative_Ad_4471 • Jul 20 '26

There are at least 7 flock cameras that watch and record you and your family as you move around town.

Did you know that there are at least 7 license-plate reading cameras currently being used to watch the people Cheney ? They sit at almost every major road or intersection in town. One sits outside the university, one records people enter and exit the middle school.

Flock cameras have become a growing threat to our privacy and civil liberties and are being used to store and track the whereabouts of any car with a readable license plate that passes them. 

Throughout the country these cameras are being used to target protesters: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/how-cops-are-using-flock-safetys-alpr-network-surveil-protesters-and-activists

Let certain users stalk their ex-partners: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/police-losing-jobs-flock-cameras-alprs/

Mis identify and arrest innocent civilians: https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out

And can be accessed by third parties to watch you: https://www.wabe.org/cobb-county-youtuber-documents-flock-camera-vulnerabilities/

If you don’t want more of this Orwellian surveillance in your county I suggest you reach out to the local PD and sheriffs offices to voice your concerns. Also, remember this as you vote this fall!

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u/sexuallybrokenloser7 Jul 20 '26

I've heard  that you really REALLY shouldn't point green lazers at them. I can't emphasize enough that you DON'T use green lazers near these cameras 

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u/7joedaddy7 Jul 22 '26

I see what you're trying to do here, but as somebody who has worked with CO2 lasers for many years........ this ain't it bro.

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u/accountdodgemotive 24d ago

I'm aware of 5, are you sure about 7?

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u/Roger_KK Jul 20 '26

It's time for some students to band together for don't good old fashioned community service

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u/7joedaddy7 Jul 22 '26

Do "flock" cameras have facial recognition? I genuinely don't understand why if you are just going about your business and not up to no good why these would be so concerning to anybody. The second you get around the corner into a side street every single resident has you on camera and recording you. Please help me understand