Zach and Elizabeth dig into the wave of Americans cutting down, vandalizing, and outright destroying flock cameras across the country, from an Air Force engineer facing charges to a man who replaced a downed cameras with American flags.
They break down why jury nullification could matter for anyone charged in these cases, and cover a genuine legal win: a Supreme Court ruling on geofence warrants that could shape the future of mass surveillance challenges.
From there it’s Flock’s ongoing PR crisis (including a slogan change nobody was supposed to notice), a look at Geneva County, Alabama’s new permit requirements, and one man’s discovery that many camera installations are breaking basic road safety code.
They close out with a look at ALPR.WTF, a new tool for mapping these cameras nationwide, and a discussion of whether AI and robots are already positioned to replace police officers altogether.
Zach Varnell
Zach Varnell is a cybersecurity expert and advocate for privacy and individual liberty. He is a founding member of Banish Big Brother, a nonprofit dedicated to combating invasive surveillance. He also runs Asteros, a security firm that helps software teams and compliance-driven organizations understand and reduce their real-world risk. His insights have been featured in publications like Infosecurity Magazine, Threatpost, ZDNET, and the Washington Examiner.