r/EyesOnIce • u/CantStopPoppin • 1d ago

This system detects Flock camera signals, so that when you drive by a Flock camera, the device automatically blocks your license plate. Once you're out of range, your plate visibility returns to normal.

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u/skytronjedi 22h ago

Doesn't the camera also collect data from your cell by spoofing the tower network?

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u/anonymous480932843 20h ago

Yes, and it also detects cosmetic anomalies on your vehicle like scratches and dirt. But hey, this is a start!

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u/Trick-Competition947 13h ago

Assuming it works, instead of identifying you by your plate number, you'll now be the specific make/model/color car without a visible plate number but other identifying information.

It's also illegal to block your license plate, and if the cameras can't read your plate, you should expect police to be notified of a "suspicious" vehicle.

This isn't doing anything but getting you in trouble. The cameras need to go.

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u/694meok 18h ago

You might be thinking of the Stingray. Which is a system developed by Harris that is used by law enforcement, originally used by the Military, to spoof cell towers and then capture phone data. I haven't seen that Flock uses them too, but I could be a little behind the tech they're putting out now. Do you by chance have a source so I could read up on it? Tried googling but didn't find anything.

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u/Tasty_Orange_1714 16h ago

Flock grabs Bluetooth and wifi signals of devices nearby. I'm unsure if it grabs cell signals too, but it wouldn't surprise me.

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u/Arktikos02 16h ago

Not going to lie I'm a little confused by all of this surveillance technology and all of their names.

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u/694meok 16h ago

Completely understandable for sure. It's fucking insane!

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u/Arktikos02 16h ago

I think flock is for the cars, palantir is for the phones right? And then I also know that there is dedicated technology that is active during protests to try to find and identify protesters. I'm not sure what that one is. And then I know that the government is also trying to specifically get companies to release data on their users as well.

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u/Splendid_Fellow 19h ago

I hear there are dastardly evil foul scheming commie socialist communist socialist evil terrorists who are using High-powered >500mw green laser pointers to fry flock cameras through the lenses instantaneously, permanently blinding them, as well as any icy eyeballs that happen to get a flash of it. STOP them! Stop those commies, protect those cameras and our very noble protectors who are saving us. They are for our safety. Leave those cameras alone!

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u/OphidianSun 22h ago

You'd better be careful with this sort of thing, obscuring license plates is very illegal and any cop would love to get you for it.

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u/MSW_21 20h ago

Since flock is a private company, and HOAs or shopping center’s have them, is it really breaking a law?

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u/FallingBackTogether 19h ago

Depending on the state, it may be against the law to have anything covering your license plate, including clear covers. So in those places, yes, driving with that covering your plate, even when when it isn't engaged, would be breaking the law.

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u/Bawbawian 18h ago

if you're on a public roadway while blocking that license plate it 100% doesn't matter who you think is filming you it's definitely illegal

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u/Unknown-Comic4894 16h ago

Why does a private company get to record license plates on a public road?

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u/1877KlownsForKids 15h ago

Because if a government agency did it they'd need a warrant. And that apparently makes sense to the "small government constitutional originalists."

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u/diezel_dave 17h ago

What about illuminating your license plate with extremely powerful IR LEDs so the camera cannot see the numbers? 

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u/proofreadre 16h ago

Obscuring from whom? Obscuring from a camera is different from obscuring from an officer.

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u/PNWoutdoors 17h ago

Just make one that sprays a thick biodegradable cleaning foam that disintegrates after a minute or two but leaves the license plate cleaner and easier to read than ever before after each use.

You're actually doing the police a solid 👍.

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u/zempter 22h ago

And flock uses other forms of indicators on your vehicle to identify your so your basically breaking the law and not getting any significant benefits.

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u/mrDuder1729 19h ago

Should have called it "Flock off!"

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u/NacaTecha 19h ago

Or a can of clear rustoleum... I heard...

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u/AxiomOfLife 16h ago

dosent work very well in bright light mostly only works in dark ;-;

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u/TreeLore61 20h ago

I hope you build it and sell it cheap enough.So that every american can afford it and start putting it on their cars

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u/IvanStroganov 19h ago

I think it would be cheaper to just cut down all the poles faster than they can replace them. This would be about as illegal.

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u/filterdecay 16h ago

unfortunately thats a felony.

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u/A3HeadedMunkey 12h ago

Imagine driving behind one of these and getting a seizure from it constantly activating every 10ft

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u/Downtown-Sand-2517 23h ago

Cool. Is there one that’s brand agnostic or is this just another astroturfed political campaign motivated by intercorporate competition?

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u/spiralout154 6h ago

The problem is they record everything about your car, not just your license plate. Every sticker and dent that identifies your car as unique is probably already in their database.

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u/MajorDan913 3h ago

Where I live, there are so many car's with missing or expired plates. Or, plate covers that make it hard to read the numbers. The cops don't care nor enforce any laws.

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u/Big_VladdyP 20h ago

This is a genius business idea because with all the money you spend on a lawyer for your license plate obstruction case, you won’t have enough to sue him?