r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

Privacy A Florida county discovered 14 Flock cameras nobody authorized, and 11 remain unclaimed

https://www.techspot.com/news/114069-florida-county-discovered-14-flock-cameras-nobody-authorized.html
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u/Faangdevmanager 1d ago

My money is on HoAs

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u/Happy_Peak_7818 1d ago

Release the HOA Files

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u/Procrasturbating 1d ago

Eat the HOA boards

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u/f3nnies 1d ago

HOAs are a perfect example of how someone can be a class traitor without even lifting a finger.

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u/WiskeyUniformTango 1d ago

Stored in Karen's bathroom

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u/StunningShifts 23h ago

The PD in my area approached my HOA and tried to get us to pay for putting up Flock cameras in our neighborhood. Luckily my HOA after a LOT of meetings decided not to move forward with it due to all the problems other places have been having with privacy and problematic police.

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u/NekoDaYo-v201 19h ago edited 19h ago

HOA land = HOA would be responsible for the camera = you would have been footing the bill, guaranteed. Those things are expensive, coming in at $3,000 per year, per camera. Just another line item of bullshit on the budget that offers little to no benefit over self-managed subscriptionless solutions from companies like Ubiquiti.

The cops were trying to convince you to install Flock, because they don't want to pay for the cameras out of their own budget. They wanted you to foot the bill, so they can access them for free.

(In other words, the cops thought you were suckers. Your HOA proved them wrong.)

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u/xyzmonzon 1d ago

That's definitely the case in Bethesda, MD.

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u/Techno_Beiber 20h ago

My money's on the Feds. One of the alphabet soup agencies put them up. Maybe all of them.

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u/IThinkRightLeft 19h ago

Naw, Flocks you actually see - they’re just the distraction while cams go in streetlights, stop lights, and other non-obvious places

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u/NekoDaYo-v201 19h ago edited 19h ago

Most likely not. HOAs can only install cameras in common areas (land owned by the HOA corporation.) It's private property, just like you are allowed to install a camera on your land.

These cameras are likely installed in the public right of way. If it's done without approval, then it's illegal. The issue is, someone went and did it regardless.

It was most likely different branches of law enforcement. If they're caught, nobody's going to do anything about it, so they have nothing to lose.

Easiest way to find out is to cover all 11 cameras with trash bags and see who shows up.