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ACLU: Flock's camera changes are retreads, not a privacy fix
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The ACLU criticizes Flock's announced changes to its AI-powered traffic cameras as retreads that fail to address significant privacy harms, urging shorter retention and independent auditing.
For engineers building or operating surveillance systems, this highlights the gap between promised privacy controls and their actual enforcement. The ACLU's critique points to specific failures in search-reason validation and auditing that any similar system must address. It also underscores the need for independent evaluation of such tools rather than self-reported effectiveness.
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The ACLU says several of Flock's proposed changes are retreads of previous attempts that failed.
Flock's search-reason security was easily circumvented, with officers entering 'investigation' or 'hehehe' as reasons.
The ACLU calls for independent evaluation of Flock's auditing tool and shorter 48-hour retention periods.
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