Proton Flock Camera Mapproton.me
Proton is in bed with the bears.
That must be a treasure trove of camera data.
This map is missing a number of locations near me that DeFlock (https://deflock.org/) has. For example, entrances to Stanford's campus.
>entrances to Stanford's campus
Wtf?
I'm not from the US, so please bear with me, but does this mean that, if I were to study there, I wouldn't be able to enter the campus without being tracked by a private company?
Yes. But Stanford is already a private company that tracks you.
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Yes, but it's not collecting excessive data and handing it over to a fascist state.
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Are you sure?
It's likely they already are. And if they aren't, they would roll over like a fat dog in heat if the feds pushed a little.
Protons map includes other countries.
Wow, they're everywhere. I did not realize the extent of it
There's one in Cuba and others scattered around Mexico. Also Hawaii and South Africa.
Why are there so few cameras in Manhattan, but so many almost everywhere else? San Francisco has a ton of them for example.
The NYPD already have a far more invasive system, 'Domain Awareness'.
This is really great, amazing. Thanks Proton for rolling this out.
The two in my California neighborhood actually got cut down about a month ago and one hasn't been replaced yet (still shows active on that map). My neighborhood board voted to tell the Sheriff's department NOT to replace it.
It's interesting how there's pretty strong voices on all sides of the political spectrum calling for the removal of them (for different reasons).
It is very good that Flock is getting so much negative attention, but I fear that Flock may be a "trap crop" in this space, distracting the public taking all the heat while some other companies are doing the same thing without all the public awareness.
I'm not worried about it. It's just a word.
Regular folks often refer to any larger-than-phone, smaller-than-laptop device they see with a screen as an iPad, even if it's a hardwired Clover payment terminal running Android. The description is wrong, but it's easier to accept it than to correct it. I'm over it.
Regular folks can go ahead and call any nefariously-networked camera a Flock camera. This description is also wrong, but I'm over it as well.
I'm not worried about genericized trademarks. We may end up getting rid of Flock the company without getting rid of what Flock is doing.
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What I'm trying to convey is this:
We may end up getting rid of Flock the company (ha, as if), but we'll always have [what people call] Flock cameras.
Beautifully put together. I was disgusted to know Home Depot allowed for cameras facing each exit, meanwhile others like Lowe's pushed back. I will never go to Home Depo again, and find most product same pricing or few cents more expensive at Lowe's. Who cares? These people been #1 customers for HD and this is how you pay back...
I wish some rich Law Firm would file a class action lawsuit against Home Depo for violation of basic privacy. All you need is a receipt of purchased product, as there is no other way to enter their premises than to park upfront and get your license read and stored indefinitely.
I can only speak to my own experiences but plenty of Lowes have cameras pointing at or away from their parking lots around my area. Same with HD.
I'm a big fan of Proton, and I couldn't imagine using anyone else's email services, but in the age of ID verification for porn and governments trying to ban VPNs, I just hope there aren't any bears that feel this poke is too hard.