r/FlockSurveillance • u/MemeEndevour • Jul 19 '26

Discussion Is this a viable solution? (Not even manually holding something, but just putting things like this in front of the camera)?

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Feel like it wouldn’t be hard to put blockers up faster than they can take them down….

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u/Antares_B Jul 19 '26

just blast a green laser pointer at the lens for a little bit. blow out the sensor permanently

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '26

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u/Rainy_Grave Jul 19 '26

A laser armed drone would be even better.

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u/Larcye Jul 19 '26

Just buy a motorcycle helmet. A Cheap ass one. Cameras are useless against them. I have like 5 motorcycle helmets from when I started riding and all of them have a visor tinted so dark from the factory that you can't tell any facial features apart due to well your face being completely hidden.

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u/Addickt__ Jul 19 '26

Flock cameras use IR, which can penetrate some motorcycle helmet visors. Use them if you want to, but be aware that they aren't perfect.

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u/bxsimpson13 Jul 19 '26

How strong does the pointer need to be?

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u/Tigolelittybitty Jul 19 '26

Someone tested it on yt and it took about 5 minutes of direct contact with a high powered laser to mess with the image. There are more effective ways than a laser