Written by Forget about Flock! Marion area law enforcement has been using high tech spy drones since 2023! With all the recent discussion about Marion’s use of Flock surveillance cameras, let’s not forget that around the same time that both Marion County Sheriff Matt Bayles and Marion Police Chief Jay McDonald were installing 34 cameras throughout the […]
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The American road was once the final sanctuary of the individual—a space where the turn of a key and the open highway offered the last remaining pulse of true, unmonitored freedom. That sanctuary has been breached. In Marion, Ohio, and in silent pockets across the nation, the quiet click of a shutter has signaled the […]
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The Marion County OH Sheriff’s Office (SO) and Marion OH Police Department (PD) have granted an unprecedented level of access to their local surveillance data, specifically from the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, to a massive network of 2,132 external agencies. This extensive list of organizations—including hundreds of police departments, sheriff’s offices, […]
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Ever heard of “fusion centers”? These roughly 80 state-run hubs, created post-9/11, are meant to help law enforcement share intelligence. But significant concerns exist regarding their operational secrecy, lack of independent oversight, and “mission creep” into collecting data on everyday activities, not just terrorism.
This becomes more concerning with technology like Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs)—such as Flock Safety cameras increasingly common in communities like ours and across the nation. These systems capture vast amounts of data on vehicle movements, mostly of innocent people, which can then be fed into fusion center databases.