Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements… Read More "Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera. Its Data Shows How the System Really Works"
You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V
People are not happy about Flock Safety’s automated license plate readers and the cops that allegedly misuse them. If you’re one of those ALPR-haters, you can now take out your rage in the video game Grand Theft Auto V by… Read More "You Can Now Destroy Flock Cameras for Cash in GTA V"
Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a834e91eca883ccd19e5902/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Security_Inside%20%E2%80%98Nightshift,%E2%80%99%20the%20AI%20Agent%20Flock%20Built%20for%20Police_v1.jpg WIRED analyzed the software by examining code Flock served from its own login portals. Loading those pages returned a user interface for screens that would ordinarily appear only after a police user signed in, letting reporters reconstruct portions of… Read More "Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code"
Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a98be202f048bd98be06316/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Uncanny-Valley-George-Santos-Politics-2211292507.jpg Leah Feiger: All right. Do you guys remember George Santos? Brian Barrett: How could I forget? Zoë Schiffer: Absolutely do, but wow, did not expect we would be talking about him again this soon, I have to say. Leah… Read More "Prediction Market Betting Is Getting People Banned and Arrested"
The Cop Who Took On Flock
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a82f21cb090060b28185a08/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/20260809-wired-pichardo-0211.jpg When the article appeared, the first text Pichardo received came from another officer. “I want to congratulate you on your testicular fortitude,” it read. The officer added that he was proud of Pichardo for doing what he believed was… Read More "The Cop Who Took On Flock"
This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops
https://media.wired.com/photos/6a8750d218568cdcce1a10fe/191:100/w_1280,c_limit/Security_Flock%20Lets%20Cops%20Conduct%20AI%20Search%20Using%20'Politics'_v1.jpg Flock tells WIRED that officers cannot run searches using prohibited attributes including religion and nationality, and that an attempt to search prohibited terms “will be blocked.” Asked what circumstances produce a warning in those two categories instead, the company… Read More "This Is Flock’s AI Search Tool for Cops"