VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to deflock.me@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agoAnoka County's Sheriff Signed a $174,999 Flock Safety Contract - Exactly $1 Under the Threshold Requiring Public Board Approvalwww.gadgetreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down11cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkAnoka County's Sheriff Signed a $174,999 Flock Safety Contract - Exactly $1 Under the Threshold Requiring Public Board Approvalwww.gadgetreview.comVetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to deflock.me@sh.itjust.works · 1 month agomessage-square17linkfedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squarepluge@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·1 month agoIt’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.
minus-squareToastedRavioli@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoThankfully some places do listen to public pushback. Our police department canceled its contract with flock
minus-squareMirshe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoExcept in a lot of THOSE cases, Flock doesn’t even remove their own hardware, just the PD/local govt access to the data.
minus-squareToastedRavioli@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThey had yet to put the cameras in, in our case. So the cameras will never be installed
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.
Thankfully some places do listen to public pushback. Our police department canceled its contract with flock
Except in a lot of THOSE cases, Flock doesn’t even remove their own hardware, just the PD/local govt access to the data.
They had yet to put the cameras in, in our case. So the cameras will never be installed