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Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras. Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
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[โ€“] mrpollo@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Good. We need to teach these pigs a lesson

[โ€“] korazail@lemmy.myserv.one 1 points 10 minutes ago

The fun part is that these cameras are not owned, operated or property of your local jurisdiction. They are hardware/software as a service. IANAL, but I think Flock would have to sue you.

I have not personally de-flocked anything, but my local area doesn't have any that aren't tied to a business parking lot.

If some show up, I can't imagine a 5 minute walk with a hat, face mask and a can of spraypaint wouldn't be sufficient to disable one without risk. Might need a stool.