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If you drive in America today, you've almost certainly been scanned by a Flock camera, maybe even hundreds of times. Your location, along with a timestamp and photo, all stored in a cloud database accessible to police departments across the country.

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00:00 Introduction
00:36 Who/What is Flock?
01:20 Why is Flock Controversial?
02:13 Real Examples of Flock Problems
03:27 Why It's Not Hopeless
03:52 Support Pitch
04:19 How to Fight Back Against Flock
05:18 De-Flock's National Week of Action

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Writer: Nate Bartram
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