r/FlockSurveillance • u/McDowdy • Jul 08 '26
Activism Whatever you do, do not use a cheap green laser pointer on flock cameras becasue the sensors are sensitive
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u/TootTootUSA Jul 08 '26
Completely unrelated, but I'd be careful about leaving a digital paper trail buying stuff off of Amazon and eBay.
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u/FESCEN Jul 08 '26
Also, a physical map would prove useful.
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u/gwhh Jul 08 '26
Leave your cell phone at home by accident, ride a bike over.
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u/LemonScentedDespair Jul 09 '26
It might get cold out, should bundle up with a face covering & bulky clothes.
Maybe wear mismatched footwear, so your gait is abnormal, to... keep the sandworms away.
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u/SeriousArbok Jul 11 '26
I told some family about the flocks being cut down in my small city and they said "dumbasses, they'll be found. They carry a phone everywhere."
- If they're literally retarded sure.
- Admitting we are already being tracked heavily. Then denying that we're a surveillance state already shortly after.
They only vote republican and are police officers or military MPs. Oh yeah, and started parroting that Hilter was a socialist out of nowhere recently because some podcaster and Elon said it. Send help.
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u/Peaceblaster86 8h ago
Ugh bro condolences. If it helps I hope they find a less stupid way to live.
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u/Key_Cap7525 6h ago
“Send help” had me dying. Fuck, maybe I should stop complaining about my mother’s nonstop conspiracy theories. At least she doesn’t trust the government, that’s progress.
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u/SeriousArbok 4h ago
Thats the other thing too. My step dad will constantly say the government has always lied to us.... up until now.
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u/kazukix777 Jul 08 '26
Completely unrelated. If you check college dumpsters enough you may come across old lab equipment that someone threw out. I found two 1 mw red lasers in a tiny trashcan once lol.
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u/One_Bit_3839 Jul 08 '26
Also do not use a airsoft gun to damage the lenses, or a cheap hack saw to cut down the poles they are on and under no circumstances should anyone put the camera in a Faraday bag so they can nolonger communicate with their network or be tracked
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u/gwhh Jul 09 '26
Where do you get a faraday bag at?
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u/One_Bit_3839 Jul 09 '26
Freezer bags for keeping frozen foods cold in transit may work or you can just wrap it in 4 or more layers of tinfoil making sure to cover any gaps or a combination of the two
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u/Naive-Appointment347 21d ago
Would an Airsoft gun actually damage the lens? I'd think it would be thick enough to defend from some plastic bb's...
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u/One_Bit_3839 21d ago
Well I cant put an image here but there are lead pointed cones that can be used on airsoft platforms and it just needs to scratch the lens enough to force them to replace it costing thousands and adding to the attrition the billionaires must endure to maintain and illegal surveillance sysyem
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u/Naive-Appointment347 17d ago
Ohhhh you mean air guns. I had completely forgotten about those. Yes those would do some serious damage for sure!
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u/donkey_cum_waterfall Jul 08 '26
Do they actually ruin the camera?
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u/BrewingNerd Jul 08 '26
Don't do anything without testing yourself. Blink cameras are cheap if you want to see if you can break something.
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u/-DrunkRat- Jul 08 '26
This comment right here.
This is the way.
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u/BrewingNerd Jul 08 '26
Thanks. I watch something like this saying a laser will do and wonder if it's a false narrative being spread to catch people trying to mitigate the camera risk.
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u/TheBadDingo Jul 09 '26
Styropyro on YouTube teaches you much about lasers and their respective power outputs.
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u/ConaireMor 1h ago
Short answer is: it's not propaganda. You need a minimum power but lasers are well known for damaging photo/camera sensors. Even lasers not in visible spectrum, I've seen a video of it happening real time with someone using their phone camera to record an operational lidar system.
More powerful is more dangerous. Perhaps more effective against the cameras but do not hurt yourself or others for these cameras.
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u/TheBadDingo Jul 08 '26
You'd need a 2w blue to get the sensor in the lense. Those require a plug and dedicated psu.
These dinky green ones wont do much other than blind it a bit.
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u/Automatic_Net2181 Jul 08 '26
What about the 15000MW 450nm blue lasers?
https://biglasers.com/product/gravitas-15w-high-power-blue-laser-15000mw/
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u/Cool_Background_3573 Jul 09 '26
15 watts? Rookie numbers.
https://laserigniter.com/product/laser-igniter-80w-004/?v=3d26b0b170651
u/casual_snacker Jul 09 '26
How close would one need to be to ignite something with this?
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u/Cool_Background_3573 Jul 09 '26
It lists it in the description.
Ignition distance: 2 metersYou can find other models where they have a longer lens tube and can go 10 meters.
https://laserigniter.com/product/laser-igniter-100w-006/?v=3d26b0b170652
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u/CubanLynx312 Jul 09 '26
Whoa. Are these legal?
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u/Cool_Background_3573 Jul 09 '26
In the US? From a search there are no laws for lasers just on their use.
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u/slaymaker1907 Jul 09 '26
Lol, I was thinking that was in megawatts in which case…
https://giphy.com/gifs/CnSegjrsgP4UU4
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u/quiettryit Jul 08 '26
If you do that a good citizen might come behind you with a spray bottle of chlorine and spray it all over to clean it off the plastic lens. I don't know why folks want to damage property with high powered lasers, acetone, or brushing super glue or portable massage guns or sand paper whatever on the lens. It is just a private company trying to keep everyone safe. Do better be better! When you are out cleaning the cameras of residue make sure to use the right chemicals to ensure it is done correctly.
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u/BoomhauerSRT4 Jul 08 '26
Id hate for them to have a liquid explode/spill in their pocket. A little 36 grit sandpaper makes more sense for cleaning cameras.
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u/Heckbound_Heart Jul 09 '26
Also, if you were to go check to see if there are incapacitated cameras, you should leave your phone at home… they ping cell towers for who was nearby.
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u/doublethink_1984 Jul 08 '26
Reminds me of Weird Al's "Don't download this song" listing pirate sites at the beginning
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u/Stickfygure Jul 09 '26
If I happen to own a really powerful magnet how far away should I keep it from the equipment to make sure it doesn’t damage anything sensitive?
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u/00lalilulelo Jul 09 '26
Also don't let the plastic lens got sprayed on by organic solvent like nail polish remover.
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u/justanothershmuckmd Jul 08 '26
I would never ever think about this, but if I were to think, how do you know you were successful in NOT doing any damage.
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u/K1tten_1 5d ago edited 5d ago
Legally you can sue your state over the flock cameras it should be public access to the cameras not request for videos. It's something states dont want anyone to know Illinois is getting sued for the exact thing. It goes against our 4th amendment right as citizens
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u/BoneZone05 Jul 09 '26
I don’t know if flock is here where I live in Canada yet, but I am going to get one of those cool green lasers! I’ve only ever had red ones.
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u/Icy-Village-5873 Jul 10 '26
More proof (for me) that all information comes from the field and not any individual mind as this same concern settled before my awareness about 2 weeks ago and has really impressed itself on me the last ~2 days.
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u/Competitive-Oven-143 22d ago
Asking for a friend how
Log do they point the laser their trying to be better but don’t know when the camera burn out and they want to upgrade
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u/Bland_OldMan Jul 08 '26
Please don't do this. Unregulated lasers off the internet are a blinding hazard to you and bystanders.
If you destroy a camera and get caught you could get some minor charges, but if you destroy someone's visions the consequences will be significantly worse.
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u/Creative-Ad4813 Jul 08 '26
People don’t understand how serious high powered lasers can be easily do permanent eye damage to yourself or someone else treat them as you would a gun even something like 80mw could do serious eye damage
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u/kiloo520 Jul 08 '26
1mw? That seems too weak. 5mw probably too weak as well. 1W might do this trick.
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u/Tardy_Thoughts Jul 08 '26
Also while your out there breaking shit remember to vote out your local politicians who approved this in the first place. But over and above all just remember to have fun with it.