I recently discovered a company called Flock which apparently is building a massive surveillance network. I came across a reddit post on r/sysadmin where an admin received a request to install a black box device so that law enforcement could access cameras.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flock_Safety
https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-to-pump-the-brakes-on-your-police-departments-use-of-flocks-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers (disclaimer: I don’t support the political views of ACLU)
Theyve been popping up all over my area. My city doesn’t have them buy we are surrounded by them on three sides. Its fucking disgusting and terrifying and no one seems to give a shit and just get annoyed that I point them out every time we pass one.
Would love an OSM map that had surveilance camera locations listed. Looked on organic maps, but that’s not an option to place.
I maintain a program called Assassin that has an ALPR camera database as a headlining feature. You install it on a low-power SBC (like a Raspberry Pi) in your car, and it notifies you before passing ALPR cameras (among other threats). I only personally maintain the database in my states, but I like to think it’s fairly comprehensive.
With some technical experience, you can create a pretty elegant system with concealed status LEDs, configurable audio alerts, and more.
What do they look like?
https://www.flocksafety.com/devices/lpr
https://www.flocksafety.com/flock-os
https://www.flocksafety.com/use-cases/real-time-crime-center
https://www.cehrp.org/dissection-of-flock-safety-camera/