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▲Flock camera searches fell 95% after a dispatcher's misconduct was caught (wkyc.com)
waltbosz 2 days ago [-]
> Flock camera searches fall 95% in Highland Heights after dispatcher's misconduct caught
cobbzilla 2 days ago [-]
This establishes a baseline. More evidence can adjust it, and we have one data point here, but I'm going for it:

*Absent meaningful regulations, 95% of Flock searches are illegal.*

waltbosz 1 days ago [-]
I'm not trying to dismiss the gravity of the abuse these camera systems facilitate.

My comment was meant to convey that the headline on this post was missing the context of the locality in which the searches were happening.

The story is really about one dispatcher using the system improperly in one police department.

The truncated headline here implies that one person was responsible for 95% of all Flock camera searches.

y1n0 2 days ago [-]
Improper for sure. Illegal? maybe. It should be at least.
someothherguyy 1 days ago [-]
x______________ 2 days ago [-]
Broken link, redirects to a YouTube channel.
CaliforniaKarl 2 days ago [-]
Not for me. I see the expected news article.
pmontra 2 days ago [-]
I confirm that it redirects to YouTube. Some weird A/B testing or per region content selection?
rixed 1 days ago [-]
I got "Access Denied" on my arm of that test.
cwillu 1 days ago [-]
I got access denied, and then it worked after a refresh.
Melatonic 1 days ago [-]
I got a "disable adblocker" popup from the Admiral system
r721 1 days ago [-]
I think that's how some US media outlets implement GDPR-related blocking for EU users.
spottedmarley 1 days ago [-]
95% is still 5% short
Markoff 1 days ago [-]
1. broken link, goes to YouTube channel

2. clickbait headline (but maybe due to HN length limits?), they went down only in one location

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