Unidentified Flock Cameras in Florida
St. Lucie County in Florida discovered ( alt link ) a dozen Flock cameras whose ownership it can’t identify, and that the county government had not permitted. I am reminded of the decade-old story of StingRay cell phone surveillance devices in Washington, DC, whose operators were also unknown. My guess is that in the StingRay case, the devices were operated by foreign actors. This Flock case is…
In Florida's St. Lucie County, a dozen Flock cameras have been discovered whose ownership remains unidentified and unapproved by the county government. This situation echoes the controversial StingRay cell phone surveillance devices that operated in Washington, DC, without the knowledge of the authorities. While the motives behind these unidentified Flock cameras remain unclear, the possibility exists that they could be operated by foreign entities, as seen in the StingRay case.
However, it is more probable that they are a result of local government negligence. Regardless of the origin, the normalization of such a surveillance infrastructure poses a significant risk, as both allies and adversaries may exploit it for their own interests.
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