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YouTuber's police-tracking camera prompts privacy visit from officers

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A Canadian YouTuber named Anthony Sistilli built a camera designed to track police vehicles, drawing inspiration from Flock Safety's automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology. The project led to officers from the Peel Regional Police visiting Sistilli's home to discuss privacy concerns related to his device. Sistilli highlighted the irony that the police expressed fears about being tracked, mirroring the privacy concerns of citizens regarding widespread ALPR surveillance networks like Flock Safety's. AI

IMPACT Highlights public concern over surveillance technology and the potential for individuals to create counter-surveillance tools.

RANK_REASON The story concerns a custom-built device that mimics commercial surveillance technology, rather than a new product release from a major company or a significant industry event.

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YouTuber's police-tracking camera prompts privacy visit from officers

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Etiido Uko ·

    Canadian YouTuber builds 'Flock-like' camera to exclusively track police vehicles

    Canadian YouTuber Anthony Sistilli says police questioned him after he built an ALPR camera designed to track police vehicles, leading to an ironic discussion over the privacy risks of mass license-plate surveillance.

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