@b716.bsky.social
They allow it to be procured, used, and even recently expanded within the county, including the PTZ cameras which monitor people moving about and have very Orwellian capabilities. Facial identification and AI monitoring for suspicious activity, because that cant ever be a used.
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
They allow it to be procured, used, and even recently expanded within the county, including the PTZ cameras which monitor people moving about and have very Orwellian capabilities. Facial identification and AI monitoring for suspicious activity, because that cant ever be a used.
Or have we just normalized this surveillance and what’s going on with technology being abused against citizens?
January 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Or have we just normalized this surveillance and what’s going on with technology being abused against citizens?
Has #arlingtonva responded to this hyperbole like some of the other VA localities? @arlingtonva.us @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @arlcountyboard.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Has #arlingtonva responded to this hyperbole like some of the other VA localities? @arlingtonva.us @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @arlcountyboard.bsky.social
Great learning event for leaders and citizens of #ArlingtonVA to learn about this controversial tech before it is further embedded in our community. @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Great learning event for leaders and citizens of #ArlingtonVA to learn about this controversial tech before it is further embedded in our community. @takiskarantonis.bsky.social @susanforarlington.bsky.social @jdspainsr.bsky.social @matt4arlington.bsky.social @maureencoffeyva.bsky.social
You can get more stats on your jurisdictions use by searching here: eyesonflock.com. I found a link to Arlington’s policy and it explicitly calls out PTZ technology but does not talk about specific capabilities. Interestingly it only focuses on ALPR.
Eyes On Flock - Aggregating Flock Safety Transparency Portal Data
An independent project aggregating and analyzing data from Flock Safety's public transparency portals.
eyesonflock.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
You can get more stats on your jurisdictions use by searching here: eyesonflock.com. I found a link to Arlington’s policy and it explicitly calls out PTZ technology but does not talk about specific capabilities. Interestingly it only focuses on ALPR.
If you want way more rabbit hole, this site plays off the haveibeenpwned security website and has some especially egregious documented cases, including flocks attempt to flag them as a phishing site to take them offline.
haveibeenflocked.com
haveibeenflocked.com
Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check
Check if your license plate has been searched in the Flock mass surveillance database
haveibeenflocked.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
If you want way more rabbit hole, this site plays off the haveibeenpwned security website and has some especially egregious documented cases, including flocks attempt to flag them as a phishing site to take them offline.
haveibeenflocked.com
haveibeenflocked.com
The EFF and ACLU have great resources for information on what these systems can do and the nationwide movements to purge our communities of them.
December 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The EFF and ACLU have great resources for information on what these systems can do and the nationwide movements to purge our communities of them.
Given the #ArlingtonVa ruling class’ extreme caution around opening the door to a change of government, we should expect: a full project plan, clear and publicly measurable goals from the outset, maximum awareness of the surveillance by citizens, and healthy conversation of budget priorities/values
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Given the #ArlingtonVa ruling class’ extreme caution around opening the door to a change of government, we should expect: a full project plan, clear and publicly measurable goals from the outset, maximum awareness of the surveillance by citizens, and healthy conversation of budget priorities/values
This technology should be disabled until the wider community can have a conversation about it, with full access to the supporting contract and audits that exist so far.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This technology should be disabled until the wider community can have a conversation about it, with full access to the supporting contract and audits that exist so far.
3. Audit transparency. In other jurisdictions it has taken citizens who are acutely aware of the potential abuses to FOIA the data out of the department. Arlington has a well demonstrated aversion to scaled up auditing and taking action from it, the outlook isn’t great.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
3. Audit transparency. In other jurisdictions it has taken citizens who are acutely aware of the potential abuses to FOIA the data out of the department. Arlington has a well demonstrated aversion to scaled up auditing and taking action from it, the outlook isn’t great.
As every single other industry and company is learning right now from the AI race, once your data is out there you don’t actually control it. We know flock data is not stored under direct control of the county.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As every single other industry and company is learning right now from the AI race, once your data is out there you don’t actually control it. We know flock data is not stored under direct control of the county.
2. Where does the data reside? If it is stored outside of VA, do VA laws still govern it? How long is the data stored? The main issue here being that it can later be abused should those big brother capabilities be enabled. You can also search flocks strategy of ignoring privacy and data rights
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
2. Where does the data reside? If it is stored outside of VA, do VA laws still govern it? How long is the data stored? The main issue here being that it can later be abused should those big brother capabilities be enabled. You can also search flocks strategy of ignoring privacy and data rights
Even if Arlington does not use these capabilities today, we are installing the hardware everywhere that will someday be abused.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Even if Arlington does not use these capabilities today, we are installing the hardware everywhere that will someday be abused.
Friends of mine in law enforcement have anecdotally told me about the full suite of face recognition and tracking capabilities. This is not a distant future technology.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Friends of mine in law enforcement have anecdotally told me about the full suite of face recognition and tracking capabilities. This is not a distant future technology.
Outstanding summary from @adamtheo.com! The biggest problems I see:
1. Legit scary surveillance tech. Conversation focuses on LPR but the PTZ cameras have far more consequential capabilities.
1. Legit scary surveillance tech. Conversation focuses on LPR but the PTZ cameras have far more consequential capabilities.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Outstanding summary from @adamtheo.com! The biggest problems I see:
1. Legit scary surveillance tech. Conversation focuses on LPR but the PTZ cameras have far more consequential capabilities.
1. Legit scary surveillance tech. Conversation focuses on LPR but the PTZ cameras have far more consequential capabilities.
Any attention we can bring to this issue would be huge for civil liberties in our community. The police dept has good intentions, with staffing issues being a huge limiter. However, solving it with surveillance technology will only grow mistrust and the potential for mishaps. #ArlingtonVa
December 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Any attention we can bring to this issue would be huge for civil liberties in our community. The police dept has good intentions, with staffing issues being a huge limiter. However, solving it with surveillance technology will only grow mistrust and the potential for mishaps. #ArlingtonVa
They are in #ArlingtonVa, including PTZ cameras which go beyond simple license plate recording. @arlingtonva.us @arlnow.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
They are in #ArlingtonVa, including PTZ cameras which go beyond simple license plate recording. @arlingtonva.us @arlnow.bsky.social
Once you start to dig in beyond marketing materials you see how this is too good to be true. haveibeenflocked.com/news/dps-den...
Have I Been Flocked? - License Plate Privacy Check
Check if your license plate has been searched in the Flock mass surveillance database
haveibeenflocked.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Once you start to dig in beyond marketing materials you see how this is too good to be true. haveibeenflocked.com/news/dps-den...
And by AI features, I mean the worst of the worst surveillance capabilities on all the data that’s already been collected and waiting for exploitation.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
And by AI features, I mean the worst of the worst surveillance capabilities on all the data that’s already been collected and waiting for exploitation.
The party is not the paragons of morality they’d like us to believe they are and it starts at the local levels.
December 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The party is not the paragons of morality they’d like us to believe they are and it starts at the local levels.
It’s unfortunate but maybe not surprising that it must come to a referendum to hold the single party rulers accountable.
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s unfortunate but maybe not surprising that it must come to a referendum to hold the single party rulers accountable.