Flock says its cameras make US safer - so why are they being sabotaged?
The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.
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"these databases to search our everyday routines, which ultimately scrapes out our routes to work, where our children go to school, and where we worship - and that's very problematic"
— Christopher Rivera , Activist
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The AI-powered cameras have been vandalised across the US, as citizens object to the growing surveillance network.
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