First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones.

First Came the Flock Cameras. Now Local Cops Want Autonomous Drones.

This story was co-published with Truthout. Police in cities across the U.S. are rolling out a pro-drone PR blitz as hundreds of local police departments prepare to deploy autonomous, AI-driven surveillance drones. The drones are capable of following a single vehicle across an entire city, capturing footage through apartment windows, and generally recording daily life from the sky without being noticed. As of February, more than 1,000 law enforce…

Get the Flock (cameras) out of here!

This week's "Room Temp" podcast takes on the AI-powered Flock Safety surveillance systems.

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In New Orleans, everyone is being watched with facial recognition cameras and police drones—and your hometown might be next.

Local US Cops Adding AI Drones to Tech Surveillance

First came the Flock cameras. Now, hundreds of local police departments have received government waivers to fly surveillance drones that navigate with AI, Mike Ludwig reports. By Mike Ludwig Truthout Police in cities across the U.S. are rolling out a pro-drone PR blitz as hundreds of local

Kansas City Talker Dana Questions Massive FLOCK Cam Surveillance

This social media statement is earning quite a bit of traction and offer us an opportunity to talk about locals tracking the tech that's watching back as the U.S. turns into a tragic tech panopticon.  Here's the word and more info . . .  Read more at tonyskansascity.com