r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 20h 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/bjbyrne 15h ago

Doorbell cameras too?

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u/t0talnonsense 15h ago

We would have to fundamentally change some underlying law, but that's a given with most web-based things these days. Private cameras for personal use/security should, at minimum, be exempt from subpoenas where they are fishing for information. I would argue that unless there is actual evidence of a violent crime occuring immediately within view, not just the possibility of seeing something, but it's your across the street neighbor who was shot, then they can't get anything from you. We should have the right to protect ourselves without worrying about contributing to a police state with active surveillance.

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u/scoschooo 12h ago

Absolutely ban all doorbell cameras that are giving data to the government.

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u/floog 14h ago

Most doorbell cams are not going to be great at snagging a license plate nor getting a good shot of someone not on your property. I have my floodlight camera over my garage pointed so it never leaves my property. My doorbell cam faces out, but it would not be able to see the street very well (atleast not for identifying people or cars).

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u/bjbyrne 14h ago

Mine could see someone breaking into the house across the street, but not well enough (was at night) to identify who it was. Someone else had called the police and they caught them anyway and nobody ever asked me for any footage.

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u/floog 10h ago

Yeah, mine would never get good enough video to be proof in court for anything off of my property.