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r/technology: a YouTuber built a Flock-style camera to track police, then police came to his door
A pointed test of whether the rules for collecting location data cut both ways.
A YouTuber built a system modeled on Flock-style license-plate readers and pointed it at police vehicles; according to his video, officers then visited to ask what he planned to do with the data, GadgetReview reports. The creator's identity and the department involved have not been independently verified. The top reply, with about 7,500 upvotes: "Rules for thee but not for me."
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Sousveillance
After exploring YouTuber Builds System That Mimics Flock to Spy on Cops; Then the Cops Came Knocking, there's a word for this: Sousveillance.
Recording of an activity by a member of the public, rather than by someone in authority, usually with small personal devices.
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