2025-12-01 14:06:25
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI https://www.404media.co/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI https://www.404media.co/flock-uses-overseas-gig-workers-to-build-its-surveillance-ai/
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A Flock Of Seagulls:
🎵 Space Age Love Song
#NowPlaying #AFlockOfSeagulls
https://karpertello.bandcamp.com/track/a-flock-of-seagulls-space-age-love-song-dj-karper-tello-142
https://open.spotify.com/track/0xzn2U71zNWLeJbE4Zat4C
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Not Yet Free
#FlockofDimes
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/not-yet-free
https://open.spotify.com/track/29cQuuX9MvWYMVJpo5DRqd
#SilentSunday
Geese. December 2025.
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country
#nokings
Amazon's Ring partners with Flock to let law enforcement agencies that work with Flock request footage from Ring doorbell users (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/amazons-ring-to-partn…
On Website Technicals (2025-10) - Tech updates: Sitebulb AdSense fails, RSS description, lite ads, ISSN lookup, micro-opts, DNS broke intensity, SVG inline URL-encoded, CO2 pcm, flock... - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-101.html
Alleging ‘secrecy,’ ACLU and Eugene resident sue city for Flock camera records - Route Fifty
https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2025/10/alleging-secrecy-aclu-and-eugene-resident-sue-city-flock-camera-records/409050/
Charlottesville, VA is the latest city with smarter elected leaders than San Francisco (where we continue to double down on partnering with ICE-collaborating Flock Security).
https://www.29news.com/2025/12/17/charlottesville…
An older adult with underlying health conditions is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu,
but Washington state health officials said on Friday the risk to the public is low.
The person – from Grays Harbor county, about 78 miles (125km) south-west of Seattle – had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds.
The person was treated for the H5N5 bird flu strain after becoming seemingly the first known human infected…
Here's the Video for Our Seventh FOIA Forum: Flock https://www.404media.co/heres-the-video-for-our-seventh-foia-forum-flock/
"Because there are many things the simulacrum (the simulation or reproduction) of things do not have that the _actual_ things do have. People still flock to see the Mona Lisa despite reproductions, even very high quality and faithful reproductions."
https://stuff.davidaugust.com/being-hu
According to Deflock.me there are no (detected) flock detectors deployed in my home town.
License plate surveillance company Flock Safety faces bipartisan pressure from lawmakers and local organizers over its data handling and cybersecurity practices (Ashley Belanger/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20
Podcast: We Tracked Ourselves with Exposed Flock Cameras https://www.404media.co/podcast-we-tracked-ourselves-with-exposed-flock-cameras/
Not surprised that the said #AI sweatshop workers are from the #Philippines 🇵🇭
https://futurism.com/arti…
Mass surveillance is gross. "AI-enhanced" mass surveillance is even worse, and Flock Safety (funded by Horowitz's a16z & Y Combinator) is exceptionally scummy, insecure, incompetent, and lying about it:
https://youtu.be/vU1-uiUlHTo?t=442
New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that
Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data 💥in an abortion investigation,
contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and the Johnson County Sheriff that she was
“being searched for as a missing person,” and that“it was about her safety.”
The new information shows that deputies had initiated a "death investigation" of a "non-viable fetus," logged evidence of a woman’…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MorningShow
A Flock of Seagulls:
🎵 Space Age Love Song
#AFlockofSeagulls
https://karpertello.bandcamp.com/track/a-flock-of-seagulls-space-age-love-song-dj-karper-tello-142
https://open.spotify.com/track/0xzn2U71zNWLeJbE4Zat4C
Caught by surprise in a chaotic flock of pelicans while kayaking Morro Bay a few weeks ago. Did my best to pan with the motion, but 1/60 wasn't nearly fast enough.
https://glass.photo/shacker/series/gqbDUxzNYuuHvAGzoqHUr-pelicans-in-chaos
Cops Used Flock to Monitor No Kings Protests Around the Country https://www.404media.co/cops-used-flock-to-monitor-no-kings-protests-around-the-country/
GO-Flock: Goal-Oriented Flocking in 3D Unknown Environments with Depth Maps
Yan Rui Tan, Wenqi Liu, Wai Lun Leong, John Guan Zhong Tan, Wayne Wen Huei Yong, Fan Shi, Rodney Swee Huat Teo
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05553
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #RoundMidnight
Flock:
🎵 Edge of Empty
#Flock
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Dhn0sunaztSHHBjKGf28a
On Website Technicals (2025-10) - Tech updates: Sitebulb AdSense fails, RSS description, lite ads, ISSN lookup, micro-opts, DNS broke intensity, SVG inline URL-encoded, CO2 pcm, flock. - https://m.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-101.html
I was photographing a seagull in a flock standing on the beach and then … this happened. I think the camera’s autofocus had a nervous breakdown. Elephant Seal Vista Point, Big Sur, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 MC14. #raggedpoint #bigsur
Flock Surveillance
refers to the camera and data systems developed by Flock Safety,
-- a private technology company that provides automated license plate recognition and
vehicle-tracking networks to
police departments, homeowners’ associations, and private businesses across the U.S.
🔥This system enables mass tracking of drivers and data sharing across police and private networks
without sufficient oversight,
raising serious concerns about privacy, …
Disappointing to see that even Electric Sheep has a slop angle now https://electricsheep.org/
Fantastic DIY #Flock camera detector (WIP) from Chuck Toussieng
He reports that he
a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete
#FlockCameras
This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-uiUlHTo
Flock Safety cameras used to monitor protesters, rights group finds https://therecord.media/flock-safety-rights-group-eff
Ring to partner with Flock, giving law enforcement easier access to home security camera footage | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/ring-partner-flock-law-enforcement-video
Cerrion, which develops AI video agents that detect and resolve production line issues in real time, raised an $18M Series A led by Creandum (Tamara Djurickovic/Tech.eu)
https://tech.eu/2025/11/25/cerrion-raises-18m-to-reduce-factory-downtime-wi…
Flock Exposed Its AI-Powered Cameras to the Internet. We Tracked Ourselves. https://www.404media.co/flock-exposed-its-ai-powered-cameras-to-the-internet-we-tracked-ourselves/
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Afraid
#FlockofDimes
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/afraid
https://open.spotify.com/track/2SMyW5QMfFAl3xrJewBEbD
David Loggan spent 12 years sketching & engraving the town & colleges of Cambridge before publishing his book of plates in 1690 as 'Cantabrigia Illustrata'. Background: https://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/2025/10/david-loggans-views-of-ca…
What an insightful 20min interview with Mike Score of A Flock of Seagulls about "Space Age Love Song"!
▶️ It Took Us 40 Years, But WE Now REALIZE This Maybe the Best Song of 1983... - Professor of Rock
https://youtube.com/watch?v=P80s5TCnLnY&si=hzWIS9YXvN6…
Seeing all of the Flock posts lately got me wondering: is there a privacy-preserving way to accomplish the public benefit of traffic/speed cameras (reducing speeding and red light running) without also turning them into blanket ALPR spies tracking where everyone goes?
The best idea I came up with is a split system architecture that treats the camera as adversarial.
Over the past four years, hedge funds have doubled their footprint in the U.S. debt market,
making the Cayman Islands
— where many hedge funds are officially based
— the place where the most U.S. debt outside the United States is held, according to the Fed.
Typically, people flock to Treasuries for safety in times of crisis.
Yet, driven in large part by hedge fund activity, the Treasury market went through unusual turbulence during recent shocks -- including th…
Species invasions often create a "founder effect" that makes it hard to see effects of adaptation to the invaded habitat— genomic signals of a rapid post-bottleneck expansion look a lot like signals of adaptation. This study of European starlings teases those signals apart!
https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17195
This just made me laugh
https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/the-foundation-fails-to-pass-a-budget
Partly because I have been making friends with the local Corvid population here and now when I walk the dog past the spot where I feed them they flock to me and gape…
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A Flock Of Seagulls:
🎵 Space Age Love Song
#NowPlaying #AFlockOfSeagulls
https://karpertello.bandcamp.com/track/a-flock-of-seagulls-space-age-love-song-dj-karper-tello-142
https://open.spotify.com/track/0xzn2U71zNWLeJbE4Zat4C
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Just woke up from a nap after lunch. I dreamt our heroine was on the run from the galactic police for a discrepancy surrounding dubious business expense claims in her tax return and finds herself running a popular bar in a humanoid community amongst the gut flora and fauna of a giant space faring lizard fish thing amongst a school or flock of these things. I don't remember much else other than its title had to be `June Callwood Cheats On Her Taxes` for some reason.
ACLU and EFF Sue a City Blanketed With Flock Surveillance Cameras https://www.404media.co/aclu-and-eff-sue-a-city-blanketed-with-flock-surveillance-cameras/
The week's cyber news is really heating up so check out today's Metacurity for the most crucial infosec developments you should know, including
--Two cyber pros became cybercriminals to launch a ransomware campaign,
--Hackers infiltrated trucking and freight companies,
--Lawmakers probe Flock Safety insecurities,
--SK Telecom advised to pay $208 per hacking victim,
--Hackers stole 50K CCTV clips using admin123 password,
--AN0M phone snags 55 more vi…
Caught by surprise in a chaotic flock of pelicans while kayaking Morro Bay a few weeks ago. Did my best to pan with the motion, but 1/60 wasn't nearly fast enough.
https://glass.photo/shacker/series/gqbDUxzNYuuHvAGzoqHUr-pelicans-in-chaos
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
A Flock of Seagulls:
🎵 Telecommunication
#AFlockofSeagulls
https://theartsmixof.bandcamp.com/track/a-flock-of-seagulls-telecommunication-the-art-mix-edit-kzp
https://open.spotify.com/track/44MKIwmLvfvcWzzFtueBUy
Ring to partner with Flock, giving law enforcement easier access to home security camera footage https://therecord.media/ring-partner-flock-law-enforcement-video
Flock cameras remained active in two cities where officials had asked for them to be turned off https://therecord.media/flock-safety-cameras-remained-active-after-cities-asked-turned-off
Judge Rules Flock Surveillance Images Are Public Records That Can Be Requested By Anyone https://www.404media.co/judge-rules-flock-surveillance-images-are-public-records-that-can-be-requested-by-anyone/
ICE, Secret Service, Navy All Had Access to Flock's Nationwide Network of Cameras https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
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Flock Of Dimes:
🎵 I Think I'm God
#NowPlaying #FlockOfDimes
#newRelease 🆕 album
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/i-think-im-god
https://open.spotify.com/track/43OAuVIyh36DMyyuxdHqeF
Public records show AWS is aggressively promoting AI surveillance tech to law enforcement agencies, partnering with companies such as Flock Safety and ZeroEyes (Thomas Brewster/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewste
Flock Logins Exposed In Malware Infections, Senator Asks FTC to Investigate the Company https://www.404media.co/flock-logins-exposed-in-malware-infections-senator-asks-ftc-to-investigate-the-company/
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Flock Of Dimes:
🎵 Close to Home
#NowPlaying #FlockOfDimes
#newRelease 🆕 album
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/close-to-home
https://open.spotify.com/track/1EmP3EjQHVhM04KzbNF9Yg
License plate reader company Flock launches new product that detects human voices https://therecord.media/flock-surveillance-technology-gunshot-voice-detection
Lawmakers ask FTC to probe Flock Safety’s cybersecurity practices https://therecord.media/wyden-letter-ftc-flock-safety-investigate-cybersecurity-practices
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Flock Of Dimes:
🎵 Afraid
#NowPlaying #FlockOfDimes
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/afraid
https://open.spotify.com/track/7JWB5SERTCpz9IJCau2C9R
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Long After Midnight
#FlockofDimes
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/long-after-midnight
https://open.spotify.com/track/13UDyEmTT5uWXZgq1TdCFA
Cities reverse course on automated license plate reader cameras amid privacy concerns https://therecord.media/cities-reverse-course-on-automated-license-plate-reader-cameras
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ThroughTheNight
George Frideric Handel, Marita Kvarving SŸlberg, Norwegian Radio Orchestra & Ketil Haugsand:
🎵 He shall feed his flock (Messiah)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #MaritaKvarvingSølberg #NorwegianRadioOrchestra #KetilHaugsand
California AG sues city for allowing out-of-state searches of license plate reader database https://therecord.media/california-lawsuit-el-cajon-police-out-of-state-searches-flock-database
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Bon Iver, Dijon & Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Day One
#BonIver #Dijon #FlockofDimes
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Keep Me in the Dark
#FlockofDimes
#newRelease 🆕 album
https://flockofdimes.bandcamp.com/track/keep-me-in-the-dark
https://open.spotify.com/track/1UXrY8dRPFVkkB8MiwpT3T
Police searched national network of automatic license plate reading cameras in abortion investigation https://therecord.media/police-searched-license-reading-cameras-abortion-investigation
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Bon Iver, Dijon & Flock of Dimes:
🎵 Day One
#BonIver #Dijon #FlockofDimes
Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime https://www.404media.co/police-said-they-surveille…