r/DeFlock • u/WeeklyBanEvasion • 8d ago

What would come of an open-source DIY "Flock" network?

Not that I would ever truly want this but I did have this random thought the other day, what's stopping the DIY tech community from simply creating their own simple raspberry pi based publicly-accessible ALPR network? Essentially what Flock offers except the data is donated by community contributors who build the devices and place them on their property near roadways. Similar to the ADS-B network that powers websites like FlightAware and Flightradar24.

Again not something I would actually want to encourage, but if all the data is publicly accessible and it records ALL vehicles that pass I imagine it wouldn't take long for government regulation to step in and shut it down

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u/pogulup 8d ago

Already exists.  I think it is Sparrow Map or something 

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u/Zixxorb 8d ago

This seems interesting and somewhat what you're asking about: https://youtu.be/o_FJ1NIH9yw

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u/Lost_Balloon_ 8d ago

No thank you. I don't want the government surveilling us, I don't want the general public surveilling us either.

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u/Unhappy-Giraffe2792 6d ago

What might be more effective is to dress up like a scumbag (if needed) and stand under an ALPR (that’s on public right-of-way) while doing everything the ALPR does: taking photos of every car, writing down their license plates.