technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoCops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’www.404media.coexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1337file-text
arrow-up1337external-linkCops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’www.404media.cotechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square36linkfedilinkfile-text
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” “blah,” “leave me alone,” and button mashing in Flock’s ‘reason’ box.
minus-squareartyom@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 month agoThe fact that these even exist is bad enough, but the fact that they simply just allow such blatant abuses is unconscionable. Every one of these “reasons” need to be audited. Realistically, they should require a warrant.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·30 days ago Realistically, they should require a warrant. Legally they should require a warrant.
minus-squareHerbGrower@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·29 days agoIf they don’t have good reasons it sounds like they are wasting time on the job
The fact that these even exist is bad enough, but the fact that they simply just allow such blatant abuses is unconscionable. Every one of these “reasons” need to be audited. Realistically, they should require a warrant.
Legally they should require a warrant.
If they don’t have good reasons it sounds like they are wasting time on the job