From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

As one poster put it, "you better learn sign language."

"The automated license plate reader and drone company Flock Safety is
rolling out a new gunshot detection product that will also listen to
human voices."

"News of the new product has alarmed digital freedom advocates. An
Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post on Thursday said that the
ohigh powered microphones parked above densely-populated city streetso
should cause cities to cancel their Flock contracts obefore this new
feature causes civil liberties harms to residents and headaches for
cities.o

https://therecord.media/flock-surveillance-technology-gunshot-voice-
detection

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detection- microphones-will-start-listening-human-voices

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From Newsgroup: alt.privacy

On Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:08:06 +0200
Fritz Wuehler <fritz@spamexpire-202510.rodent.frell.theremailer.net>
wrote:

As one poster put it, "you better learn sign language."

"The automated license plate reader and drone company Flock Safety
is rolling out a new gunshot detection product that will also listen
to human voices."

"News of the new product has alarmed digital freedom advocates. An Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post on Thursday said that the
_high powered microphones parked above densely-populated city
streets_ should cause cities to cancel their Flock contracts _before
this new feature causes civil liberties harms to residents and
headaches for cities._

https://therecord.media/flock-surveillance-technology-gunshot-voice- detection

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/10/flocks-gunshot-detection- microphones-will-start-listening-human-voices

+1

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