u/KrazyKittyLadyMads

For those of you who do not live here or don't know what I'm talking about, I'm talking about Flock security cameras (and now drones). There are around 120,00 of the cameras right now that are installed, and the company is based in Atlanta, Georgia

These cameras, created by Flock Safety, were made to supposedly "help law enforcement agencies to solve and reduce the number of crimes" in areas. The drones are a new announcement (saw it today) and will be able to travel at up to 60MPH (around 96.6 KPH) to take pictures of license plates on the highway... what else they can do, I do not know. The cameras have been put up in 49 states in the US (they're not in Alaska), BUT they are not just CCTV cameras.

They use AI

The AI will recognize the make, model, color and state of license plates.... along with unique bumper stickers, scratches, dents, roof racks, AND NEWER MODELS CAN DETECT AND REMEMBER PEOPLE. THE COMPANY SAID IT DOES NOT TRACK PEOPLE, BUT TRAINING VIDEOS SUGGEST OTHERWISE

The AI uses this information it gets to make a portfolio of you and your family, which can then be used by the police to locate people with these descriptions INSTEAD of the license plate (Ex, if they're looking for a person with a white Honda Civic, they can put in the description of the car and other features they know instead of needing to hunt down the license plate).

...Except its a PRIVATELY OWNED COMPANY MAKING FILES ON OUR EVERY FUCKING MOVEMENT!! There have been cases of police tracking people traveling over state lines for reproductive health care and to monitor political protesters, and even a few cases of people losing their jobs because they used the system TO STALK PEOPLE. This shows how easy it is to bypass the system's safe guards.

Its also been found by ethical hackers that its hella easy to hack into the Flock system due to vulnerabilities (for example there is no multi-factor authentication for law enforcement agents. Check out Benn Jordan's video on the matter linked below). It took these ethical hackers under 30 seconds to get into the system.. meaning that ANYONE AT ANY TIME could EASILY hack this company and get access to cameras that could very well show everything about where you live, what car you drive, your daily routines, etc.

Finally, since its a private company and they are not open about where the streams are stored or what is done with them, what is stopping them from selling this footage to foreign countries? Its not monitored or operated by the US Government, so they can do WHATEVER THE HELL THEY WANT as long as they don't get caught.

My dad says "Any deal can be made with enough money." Hes not wrong. Our personal lives are being recorded on tape, being abused because of a weak OS and weak security, and there is a possibility these streams could be used as intelligence in other countries and to train AI programs.

We're living in 1984 now i guess.. Stay safe out there people 🫡

Here is a map of ALL of the cameras in the states: https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=39.4191&lng=-91.5787&zoom=3.44

This video can probably explain it better than I can: https://youtu.be/LJSgsf9ro38?si=P7JaMrNzEZBshf6G

Benn Jordan's video: https://youtu.be/uB0gr7Fh6lY?si=nJUMESDwHNGQaleY

Nice to meet you people! I JUST NOW (sadly) discovered Tri.be with Loro and now I'm sad they disbanded a while back🥹

BUT SINCE THIS IS A DISCUSSION POST... Who are your guys' biases?? Im a Songsun bias 100% man. Her vocals grabbed my attention and I love her! Wbu??

read this in Draco Malfoy's voice gng 🥹🙏

The mods on this sub are fucking wild man- i get this is a sub ran by the company BUT WTF

Being a teen girl with a cycle is rough man

NOT EVEN JUST THE WK OF IT

THE OTHER 3 TOO WITH THE HORMONES 😭😭😭
LIke we get a normalish week, ovulation week where were either horny as HELL or wanting a baby REALLY FUCKING BADLY even though we SHOULD NOT HAVE ONE, and then we get the week where everything pisses us off and we cry a shit ton, AND THEN we have to bleed for like 5-7 days (at least for me) becuase I DON'T KNOW WE JUST GOT THE MIDDLE FINGER FROM CREATION 😭😭😭

(this is what i experience tho.. idk about everyone else LOL)

Like shit is either about to get disturbing, real, or just cringe as fuck (in that rare 10% it does get cringe)

Images of the building hes at for ref

The era this is in is like 1890s-1900s Joseon... LIKE HES NOT A SUPERHERO OR HAS POWERS OR SOMETHING 😭😭😭

So, this is an update to my OG post right here: Some Baby Birds I Found On My Walk

I just wanted to give you guys a picture update since I checked on then and a) the nest didn't blow away and b) Both babies are alive and well C) mama came back because she was alarmed when I walked by (I didn't mean to scare her off, I was just walking by, but she did fly to a nearby tree so I stopped for a couple pictures. Did not touch them)

I don't plan on posting more about these guys after this, but just an update :)

Google image search said they were most likely 7-9 days and WAY too little to be jumping out of the nest to learn to fly, BUT I don't know if its accurate! If its not, let me know!

But heres the story (neither of the baby birds are hurt and are okay as of when I'm writing this):

I was walking around my neighborhood, as I do a lot, and saw the nest was on the ground. We did have major storms around here so that could've knocked it out of the tree. The nest was fully intact and not broken, so I just thought it was an old nest.... and then I look in the grass and see these little guys (I think they're robins.. the mama who was squawking at me the entire time sounded like one)

So of course I wanted to help. See, its not my house I was walking by, but the nest/babies and the tree was right next to the road. Next to this house, I saw the neighbor (late 60-early 70s I think.. we'll call her Clara because I wont expose her real name). I called out to Clara to let her know what I was doing and that I wasn't being a creep, and she was telling me that the mother bird won't come back if I touched the babies and to leave them alone.

I found out that myth was debunked a while back because robins (and most backyard birds) have poor sense of smell and won't smell you on them, but I did google it to be safe (it says I was right but lemme know if I'm not!). So I just said okay and put the babies back anyways while she was still outside with the dog because I wasn't worried about her, I was worried about the babies. Mama bird was NOT happy I was touching the babies and squawking a lot, but she did calm down after I left the vicinity (as I expected- my mom actually saved a baby robin at our house a few weeks ago because our puppy tried to eat it LOL... that baby was in the stage where it learns to fly- uhh I think those are fledglings.. idk tho! That baby bird was not harmed at all and she flew away!).

I'm a teen (not stating age but under 18, aka age you become a legal adult where I live), and when I told my mom this, she said its a fine line with what I did. She said that I should've just listened to Clara (bc shes an adult and im a child) and left them alone and could've even done another lap so she would be inside before helping. But my thought was "what if something got them before I got back?" because the people across the street from the house with the birds has a cat I've seen out and about in the yard. I wasn't trying to be rude in the moment, but I was focused on the birds and not thinking about offending any adults.

ANYWAYS thats my rant! Ik my mom's response to it all isn't important, but I included it bc idk if im in the wrong and I figured one of you might have advice there. I'll check on the babies tomorrow to make sure they're all right and fill you guys in!

(Im not like a big bird nerd, so I dont know the correct terms, but I thought this story was so cool and I felt good after doing it) (Yes, I washed my hands after I touched them: I ended up asking an Amazon guy for hand sanitizer but he didn't have any so I waited until I went home to wash them (didnt touch my face or anything until then).

OTP: one true pairing. (so your favorite ship in your fandom)

DO NOT SHIP REAL PEOPLE!! THAT DOES NOT COUNT AS AN OTP!! FICTONAL CHARACTERS ONLY (altho the fictional characters can be live action so therefore played by real people... as long as ur not shipping the actors we good)

Mine shall be in the comments 💖