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Proton hosts Flock camera map, defying threats against creator

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Proton has begun hosting a map that reveals the locations of over 300,000 Flock surveillance cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats made against the map's creator, Joshua Michael. The privacy-focused company, known for services like Proton Mail and Proton VPN, is making the map accessible globally from its servers in Switzerland. Proton stated that users have a right to know who is recording them, especially given concerns about law enforcement's use of Flock's automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) data and past instances of misuse. AI

RANK_REASON Proton is hosting a third-party map, not releasing its own new product or service.

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Proton hosts Flock camera map, defying threats against creator

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Proton hosts Flock map revealing over 300,000 cameras, defying cease-and-desist threats against creator

    Privacy-focused firm Proton AG just decided to host the Flock camera map that a security researcher published last month.

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