Breaking news: after several public hearings and hundreds of public comments, my county has decided to stop using Flock cameras.

[grammasaurus@mastodon.social]

Breaking news: after several public hearings and hundreds of public comments, my county has decided to stop using Flock cameras. They are to be turned off today and probably dismantled within the next 30 days.

#DeFlock

[toroidalcore@masto.hackers.town]

@grammasaurus Hopefully they're not just going to go with a different vendor.

[grammasaurus@mastodon.social]

My favorite part:

“We asked people to come out, learn about this technology, ask hard questions and tell us what they thought. They did exactly that. **We cannot ask the public to participate in the process and then disregard what they tell us. **As elected officials, we work for the people of Dutchess County. Being responsive to them is not optional.”

[grammasaurus@mastodon.social]

Here’s the press release from the DAs office and the sheriff

https://crimewatch.net/sites/default/files/326340/document/2026/09/District%20Attorney-Sheriff%20-%20Flock%20Safety%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf

#flock #DeFlock

[furrybeta@shark.community]

@grammasaurus Hope the county doesn’t turn around and get a similar system from a different vendor