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YouTuber's police-tracking camera draws officers to his home
Original: YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to track police vehicles, gets police visit
A Canadian YouTuber built a camera system similar to commercial Flock safety cameras, but designed to track police vehicles rather than civilians. Officers visited his home to raise privacy concerns about the project. The episode has sparked debate about surveillance symmetry, with many arguing that if police can use automated license plate readers on the public, the public can turn the same tools on police.
Why now: People are discussing the irony of police citing privacy concerns over surveillance aimed at themselves
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