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To protect immigrant students, a Chicago-area college told Flock to remove its cameras. The company refused. (chicago.suntimes.com)
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Elgin Community College resorted to covering the surveillance cameras with trash bags and zip ties. Public records show that federal immigration authorities have accessed Flock data at other Illinois colleges.

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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (9 children)

So then there shouldn't be any issue with rendering them inoperable, right? Bag the solar units, put the Flock Sock on the cameras. If you can't legally take them down, just prevent them from working.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (6 children)

    They still track Bluetooth.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (4 children)

    I read somewhere that a focused/localized emp effect isn't that complicated to DIY, but I'm just some rando online. Could be nothing, frankly, and certainly don't use a VPN and a hardened browser to do any follow-up research to ascertain veracity and edify yourself, as is tradition. 🧏🏼‍♂️

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (3 children)

    That's like actually illegal though.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (2 children)

    Only as illegal as unowned cameras, especially in residential areas, AFAIK. 🤷🏼‍♂️ Besides, I presume it's up to the wielder/maker to align said gadget's scope to affect only the target location, not beyond. 🧏🏼‍♂️

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago (1 child)

    Radiating with intent to destroy is very very illegal. Radiating without a license is also very illegal.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    Fair point, though disobeying unjust laws is a civic duty —especially when corps are flat-out ignoring other, more fundamental laws leading to such ☝🏼 I suppose it's up to each individual what amounts to worthy expressions of their right to privacy and how far they're willing to go to defend it. ✊🏼

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