Flock Safety Cameras: AI tracks pedestrians in real-time
A security researcher identified dozens of surveillance devices streaming publicly, contradicting the vendor's claim that the system only tracks vehicles.
By Yasmin Nasser ·
The primary function of Flock Safety's street cameras is to capture license plate data from passing vehicles. However, the company's own internal training materials show law enforcement using the software to monitor pedestrians moving from one location to another. This discrepancy between public marketing and operational reality is the central focus of a new InvestigateTV segment.
Benn Jordan, a security researcher, found dozens of Flock cameras broadcasting their feeds openly on the internet. His analysis revealed that the hardware is not limited to static monitoring. Jordan noted that the units use artificial intelligence to zoom in on specific individuals. The system can then maintain a lock on those individuals as they walk through an area, regardless of whether they are flagged as persons of interest.
The company states that its cameras do not track people. This position conflicts with the visual evidence in the training videos Jordan reviewed. In those clips, police officers demonstrate how to use the interface to follow a suspect across multiple blocks. The automated zoom feature allows the camera to adjust its field of view to keep the target in frame without manual operator input.
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