Lowe’s Joins the Surveillance State

April 17, 2025 6525 Views

Flock “Safety” cameras / automated license plate readers are being used in over 5,000 communities around the United States to track the movements of millions of innocent people every day. This video explains that capability of these surveillance systems, the risk they pose to civil liberties, how they have already been abused, and how we can push back against their further adoption.

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– Written by Dr. Steve Turley but applicable to Business Reform as well.

Links to the sources I used to create this video…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Man_Electrical_Band#as_Five_Man_Electrical_Band

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https://www.flocksafety.com

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The History of License Plate Recognition Technology


https://www.theiacp.org/projects/automated-license-plate-recognition

With cameras, informants, NYPD eyed mosques


https://www.wsj.com/articles/gun-show-customers-license-plates-come-under-scrutiny-1475451302
https://www.foxnews.com/us/feds-enlist-police-to-scan-gun-show-customers-license-plates-report-finds
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/09/flock-license-plate-reader-homeowners-association-safe-problems
https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home
https://www.lowes.com/l/about/privacy-and-security-statement
https://web.archive.org/web/20230101000000*/https://www.lowes.com/l/about/privacy-and-security-statement
https://www.kake.com/home/sedgwick-police-chief-tracked-ex-girlfriend-164-times-using-license-plate-cams/article_21fdfdba-5dc5-11ef-95c4-8be8baa3f10c.html
https://www.kwch.com/2023/04/05/former-kechi-police-lieutenant-convicted-stalking-charges/
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fourth_amendment
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/585/16-402/
https://ij.org/case/norfolk-virginia-camera-surveillance/
https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/norfolk/lawsuit-challenging-license-plate-cameras-proceeds-motion-to-dismiss-denied
https://deflock.me
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand

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