Here we will attempt at consolidating a list of articles of misuse or otherwise concerning behavior around the Flock Brand. The list will not be exhaustive of course, and we will try to organize by topic for convenience. The list is always a work in progress (WIP)
ij.org – police using Flock for Stalking
theguardian.com – police using Flock for Stalking
404media– Flock Leaks Police Search Data
EndpoliceSurveillance.com A brief on Shottspotter usage and Class Action Lawsuit in Chicago
https://inquest.org A brief on Shottspotter usage in Chicago
EFF.org Police shoot teenager lighting fireworks
vitalcitynyc.org a Summary of Chicago’s usage
cu-citizenaccess.org Detail of police parting ways with the tech
Adam_Toledo Wiki article on a 13 year old who was killed after bring Shotspotted falsely
ACLUNV – Shotspotter 4 reasons why
Forbes – NYPD Shotspotter data is proving wildly inaccurate
Times Union – Troy, NY Mayor Declares Public Emergency To Sign with Flock
Medium– ClusterFlock Detroit
Fox2Detroit Ferndale Ends Contract After Concerns
Deflock.org Tracks Locations of Flock Cameras
Haveibeenflocked.org Tracks if your license plate was searched using Flock system
ACLU Flock Round Up ACLU’s brief on why they hate Flock
dontgetflocked “Flockhopper” a way to avoid the cameras
ssd.eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation- Surveillance
Self-Defense
Atlasofsurveillance Search Database of Government Technology for Surveillance
PurgePalantir Group Fighting Back Against Palantir
theguardian -AI Facial Recognition falsely imprisoners mother
theguardian – Mistaken Identity leads to derailing local nonprofit leaders life
CBSnews– AI falsely recognizes students bag of chips for a gun
Detroit News – Picures