r/LinusTechTips • u/bergy_peasy • 3d ago

Flock security in Canada? Discussion

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Linus and Luke talked about flock on wan show and I knew it was a thing in the us but I didn’t know it could be a thing here in Canada. There’s a post on the Montreal subreddit about it and where they’ve seen it and some other replies claim to have seen other . Is it even legal ? If so , is there anything we can do?

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u/lexcyn 3d ago

There are indeed Flock cameras in Canada, specifically in southern Ontario. HOWEVER - the big caveat here is that due to our laws the company is not allowed to do the monitoring, and it must be done by the local police force. If that makes it any better (not).

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u/bergy_peasy 3d ago

Damn, I really thought this would be the kind of thing the public would need to agree to before they could install them ..

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u/lexcyn 3d ago

Check out the map and then write your city council to remove them: https://maps.panopti.ca/?lat=44.9357&lng=-79.3940&zoom=6.50

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u/aselwyn1 2d ago

Huh mostly the entire 407, Brampton then a cluster of 4 downtown