Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops
Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops
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Home Depot and Lowe's Share Data From Hundreds of AI Cameras With Cops
The records, obtained from the Johnson County, Texas Sheriff’s Office by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and shared with 404 Media, show the sheriff’s office is able to tap into Flock license plate reading cameras at 173 different Lowe’s locations around the U.S. and that it can tap into cameras and gunshot-detecting microphones at dozens of Home Depot stores within Texas. The records are the latest to shed light on how expansive Flock’s surveillance network has become, and highlights that it includes cameras that are operated by both police and private businesses.
Let me take this opportunity to say Fuck Lowes. Also while I will shop at home dept in a pinch, support your local hardware stores every chance you get. And in US consider finding an ACE franchise which are usually locally owned and operated. The service at either is a literal shock in difference to the big box store corporate hell scape and price gauging.
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