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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/56810574

The article itself is from August, but after seeing Flock cameras at a local Lowe's store that were missing from the DeFlock map, I thought it'd be worth bringing increased attention to such companies contributing to the propagation of Flock cameras. If there's a Home Depot or Lowe's near you that's not on the DeFlock map already, it might just not have been added yet.

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 9 minutes ago

The Home Depot nearest to where I used to live had cameras in the tools section ... Which is fine, but whenever they noticed a person in view, they would turn on the attached screens and play a tone every ten seconds or so. I guess it was to remind you that you were being surveilled?

Anyway, I always found them intrusive, annoying and offensive. I'm not surprised they've become part of a larger problem.

[–] techpir8@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 hours ago

They are called Flock because they are herding us up like sheep.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 6 points 7 hours ago

Someone tell Rossmann.

[–] prex@aussie.zone 5 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The Australian equivalent got into trouble for trying something similar (without the flock integration) recently.
Kmart too.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 10 points 10 hours ago

My local Lowe's and Home Depot have the only Flock cameras in my county (for now, anyway).