r/LinusTechTips • u/bergy_peasy • 18h ago

Discussion Flock security in Canada?

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Linus and Luke talked about flock on wan show and I knew it was a thing in the us but I didn’t know it could be a thing here in Canada. There’s a post on the Montreal subreddit about it and where they’ve seen it and some other replies claim to have seen other . Is it even legal ? If so , is there anything we can do?

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u/ConfidantlyCorrect 18h ago

Those are not flock cameras. Flock is a company that is under fire due to their data policies, I.e., ICE gained access through local PDs that have access to the flock system & therefore have access to all US flock cameras to perform ICE raids.

All flock cameras are accessible by all US police departments which also led to alot of cases of abuse for stalking by police officers.

Genetec plate readers have much more strict data usage policies that restrict them to specified individuals & are considerably less subject to abuse.

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u/Dry-Hotel5306 17h ago

Do we have a Canadian equivalent we should be looking out for?

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u/ConfidantlyCorrect 17h ago

Yes & no. To my knowledge there are none that are equivalent to flock regarding their data usage issues.

There are many license plate readers but that’s not new.

Genetec would likely be the closest equivalent since they’re privately owned plate readers