From Futurism · Joe Wilkins · · 40s
Police Upset Over Flock-Style Camera Tracking Their Plates
Canadian YouTuber creates AI camera to track police cars, sparking police visits.
In brief
Canadian YouTuber creates AI camera to track police cars, sparking police visits. Canadian software engineer Anthony Sistilli built an AI camera that only detects police vehicles, prompting local police to visit his home to question him about the surveillance. Originally reported by Futurism.
Canadian YouTuber Builds Police-Focused Camera
Canadian software engineer Anthony Sistilli created an AI camera that only tracks police vehicles using license plate readers.
“I started to wonder, how hard is it to actually make a company like Flock?”
Police Visit Home to Question Sistilli
Two police officers knocked on Sistilli's door to ask about his camera tracking their vehicles.
“Two police officers walked up my driveway and knocked on my door to question me about it”
Sistilli Explains Police Concerns
Sistilli said police fear civilians could find out their locations, shifts, and daily activities through his camera.
“how scary it would be for them, because people would be able to find out where they lived, when they got on their shift, and what they were doing throughout the day”
The key point
Canadian software engineer Anthony Sistilli built an AI camera that only detects police vehicles, prompting local police to visit his home to question him about the surveillance.
