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Colorado Woman Sues Flock After Cameras Used in False Package-Theft Accusation
A cop initially said the case was a lock. "One hundred percent. No doubt."
Gizmodo — AIOct 7, 20267 min read
Ring’s first smart lock ditches the key and adds a dial to revive a dead battery
The new $249 deadbolt from Amazon's Ring is due to ship early next year, featuring a small dial that can be cranked to revive a dead battery. Ring founder and chief inventor Jamie Siminoff tells GeekWire he worked out the idea at night using Amazon's AI tools. Read More
GeekWireOct 7, 20265 min read
Texas city demands $2M for public records on Flock usage
Prices of public records tracking cops' use of Flock go up as backlash swells.
Ars TechnicaOct 5, 20261 min read
Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights when using Flock to search for her license plate without a warrant.
TechCrunchOct 3, 20263 min read
‘Flock is Eviscerating the Very Notion of Privacy’: Sanders and AOC Propose the Ban Flock Act
“Going to the doctor? Flock knows. Dropping your kid off at school? Flock is tracking you."
Gizmodo — AIOct 3, 20264 min read
Florida cops say they don't know who owns 11 unpermitted Flock cameras
Floridians alarmed by 14 mysterious Flock cameras; 11 have no clear owner.
Ars TechnicaOct 1, 20261 min read