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1. Ancapi+fe[view] [source] 2025-09-26 06:21:10
>>ptk+(OP)
Community note: it is my understanding, based on teardowns that I've found online, that Flock cameras should be assumed to contain a cellular modem and at least one GPS receiver. At least some have been found to contain an addition, obfuscated GPS receiver.
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2. nenene+Rv[view] [source] 2025-09-26 09:07:16
>>Ancapi+fe
Dog whistle!
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3. Ancapi+lt1[view] [source] 2025-09-26 16:09:44
>>nenene+Rv
I thought I was being pretty explicit TBH.

I’m curious - what dog whistle do you see?

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4. Ancapi+l92[view] [source] 2025-09-26 20:28:38
>>Ancapi+lt1
I'm playing with a new "AI browser" these days (Dia), so here's an excerpt from its interpretation of how it could be seen as a dog whistle:

> There are a few ways this lands: > • Benign interpretation: it’s a factual note from teardown reports, relevant to understanding capabilities and privacy implications. > • Critical interpretation: in context of posts about jamming or blinding cameras, component details function as implicit guidance for defeating them, which some view as incitement. > • Political reading: emphasizing hidden/“obfuscated” tracking signals an anti‑surveillance stance and rallies opponents of privatized policing

That seems fair to me, but to be clear - I didn't mean to hide that. I wanted to give people who might be considering action a warning of a hidden anti-theft measure that could get them in trouble while stopping short of encouraging it.

I can see the justification to act, and I generally agree. The risk/reward just isn't right for me.

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