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Hackers Got Inside a Flock Camera

586 points · 270 comments · driverdan

  1. petcat · · focus · HN ↗
    > According to our analysis, the camera’s logs recorded about 21 days of activity across several periods. During those windows, the device photographed roughly 50,200 vehicles and generated about 1.6 million images. On a typical day, it logged around 3,300 vehicles, with a high of 4,454.

    Has there been any report about which state this camera was recovered in? New Hampshire has a strict 3 minute rule for non-hit plate data before the captured images and records must be deleted [1].

    [1] (N.H. Rev. Stat. § 261:75-b) requires ALPR systems to delete non-hit plate data within 3 minutes

    1. hellon3wheels · · focus · HN ↗
      That same NH law perhaps more importantly limits ALPR use to law enforcement officers.
      1. tyrabound · · focus · HN ↗

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        1. tptacek · · focus · HN ↗
          I know several police officers and none of them fit this description. I'm sure there are officers that do; I have Youtube too. But this is a pretty gross way to refer to about 1,000,000 people doing an extraordinarily difficult job.
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