flock
for privacy officers, product managers
Why this scored 0
every term, weightedIts fastest-moving item, measured against the pace of its own source
Whether that velocity is itself speeding up, as a per-hour rate
How many independent communities its own items come from
Decays to zero over 14 days, counted from when we first saw it
Subtracted once something is big and old — sized by its biggest item, aged from when we first saw it
Weights are hand-tuned, not learned — we're calibrating them against realized trends as history accumulates. On an entity's first sighting there's no previous reading to compare against, so acceleration starts from a neutral prior rather than a measurement, and velocity falls back to engagement over its whole lifetime until a second reading exists. Full methodology
Outlook
medium confidence · estimate, not a guarantee7-day
~0
range 0–12
14-day
~0
range 0–14
30-day
~0
range 0–19
Signal history
7-day window (free)projected trajectory (estimate, not a guarantee)
The evidence
The live items this entity's score aggregates — every community independently talking about it right now. This is the corroboration, shown, not claimed.
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Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council
Darth Vader-costumed advocate defends Flock camera deployment to council. · for city officials
hackernewsEmergingsecurity17d ago - 217
Flock CEO's Address Spread Online as Surveillance Backlash Explodes
Flock CEO's remarks spark heightened surveillance backlash online. · for saas founders, privacy officers
hackernewsSteadybusiness11d ago - 317
Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit
Flock's surveillance features raise privacy concerns for users. · for privacy officers, product managers
hackernewsSteadyother1d ago - 417
Police officer arrested after tracking ex-girlfriend on Flock over 2k times
Police officer arrested for abusing Flock tracking to monitor ex-girlfriend. · for security engineers, compliance teams
hackernewsSteadysecurity11d ago - 517
A handful of cities have replaced Flock with Axon
Cities replace Flock with Axon · for city officials
hackernewsSteadybusiness34d ago - 616
WPD won't replace stolen Flock cameras, citing public trust
WPD states it won't replace stolen Flock cameras, highlighting trust concerns. · for security engineers, privacy officers
hackernewsSteadysecurity20d ago - 716
Gardner police discontinue Flock cameras as license plate readers face scrutiny
Police stopped using Flock cameras as license-plate reader scrutiny increases. · for law enforcement tech
hackernewsSteadysecurity21d ago - 816
Flock CEO gets his house blurred out on Google Maps and Zillow
CEO's house blur on Maps highlights privacy gaps in location data services. · for privacy officers
hackernewsSteadyother14d ago - 916
Police officer used Flock cameras to track estranged wife 717 times
Police officer accessed Flock camera footage 717 times to locate estranged wife. · for law enforcement
hackernewsSteadysecurity22d ago - 1016
Woman pulled over twice after Flock-linked software connected her to homicide
Software misidentifies woman · for security engineers
hackernewsSteadysecurity30d ago - 1116
Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop
Flock was leveraged repeatedly to monitor a veteran's traffic stop recordings. · for security engineers
hackernewsSteadysecurity5d ago - 1216
Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
Legislation funds Flock cameras via insurance, affecting product integration and compliance. · for insurance product managers
hackernewsSteadyother12d ago - 137
LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire
Surveillance contract ends · for security engineers
hackernewsSteadysecurity59d ago - 147
Flock CEO Apologizes for Calling Activists 'Terrorists'
CEO apologizes · for founders, executives
hackernewsSteadybusiness53d ago - 157
Flock Credibility Lost as It Repeatedly Lies to City Councils, Police, & Public
Flock loses credibility · for city officials
hackernewsSteadyother52d ago - 167
The growing vigilante movement to knock out Flock surveillance cameras
Vigilantes target surveillance cameras · for security engineers
hackernewsSteadysecurity47d ago - 176
A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against Flock cameras
Protest against surveillance cameras · for security engineers
hackernewsSteadyhardware47d ago - 186
How Cops Are Trying to Hide Their Use of Flock
Cops hide tracking · for law enforcement
hackernewsSteadysecurity37d ago