cartsucks t1_jdf18se wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:40 PM

“Over 200 HOAs nationwide have bought and installed….”

Absolute bullocks right there. Add a few zeros. I’ve seen probably more than 200 HOAs/neighborhoods with this abomination of a company all over neighborhoods in the metro area I live in. Intercept might want to “investigate” again.

I’ve been complaining about this shit company for years and 99 out of 100 people I talk to “don’t care because they have nothing to hide”

It should 100% be illegal for anyone except governments to have access to this. I dislike governments having access but I know that is just a given at this point they would have it.

HOAs (and funny any individual can buy Flock) should not have the ability to track people, setup tracking of certain plates, etc.

I so hope this company eventually goes bankrupt (but sadly I know they won’t)

HebrewHammer0033 t1_jdfeo6c wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:14 AM

ONLY the police can create hotlists for vehicles involved in crimes and they are can be alerted that the car was in one place at a specific time but usually the target is moving

cartsucks t1_jdfgiet wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:27 AM

I never said hotlists.

HOAs have access to all the license plates for their system and can search for a specific plate in the system. They can absolutely track any license plate (while not automatically) at any time

This is direct form their neighborhood/HOA portion of their site.

“Easy Search When you’re faced with package theft, illegal dumping, or property damage, you don’t have time to sift through hours of camera footage for evidence. Minimize time spent manually sifting through footage for niche vehicle features. Flock Safety’s search is as easy to use as your favorite online retailer with dynamic filters that optimizes ease-of-use and produces faster results.”

HebrewHammer0033 t1_jdfi5v4 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:39 AM

You did say set up tracking of certain plates. They cant do that. . When there is a crime. They only give access to an admin. So you live in a neighborhood and the system records your car driving in your neighborhood. There is no explaining or justifying to those that are just anti surveillance. Keep in mind that almost every home has cameras monitoring the public ROW as well as every commercial property. These have been around for well over 20 years.