{"id":167567,"date":"2026-08-22T05:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/resistance-to-police-surveillance-tech-like-flock-cameras-grows-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T05:10:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:10:44","slug":"resistance-to-police-surveillance-tech-like-flock-cameras-grows-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/resistance-to-police-surveillance-tech-like-flock-cameras-grows-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"Resistance to police surveillance tech like Flock cameras grows : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Brady O’Rourke in Crystal, Minn., holds a sign he made to block the view of a Flock camera, which tracks vehicles driving along the road. It’s one of several actions Americans are taking to oppose this police surveillance technology.
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A few times a week, Brady O’Rourke walks to the busiest street near his house in Crystal, Minn., carrying a long metal pole with a bright yellow sign taped to the end.<\/p>\n

It’s a roof rake, normally used to scrape snow off a house, but O’Rourke has different plans for this one. At the intersection, he stops at a Flock camera, an automated license plate reader that police use to track vehicles.<\/p>\n

Normally, this camera records everyone who drives down this street. But not right now: O’Rourke lifts his rake into the air and blocks the camera with his sign. He waves at passing cars. Some drivers smile and wave back. A few people honk their horns.<\/p>\n