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YouTuber Builds System That Mimics Flock to Spy on Cops; Then the Cops Came Knocking

A YouTuber built a Flock-style camera network that mimics birdwatching software to monitor police activity, then published a video about it. Shortly after, local police visited his home. The project used the same automated license-plate-reading tech that departments deploy, repurposed to log police vehicles instead of civilians. No charges have been filed, and the creator has not said whether he will take the system down.

Source: YouTuber Builds System That Mimics Flock to Spy on Cops; Then the Cops Came Knocking — r/nottheonion

A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Oct 8, 2026.