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The creepiest 'sales demo' of all time

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The creepiest 'sales demo' of all time
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A resident of Dunwoody, Georgia, has raised concerns after a Flock Safety executive accessed a private community center's security camera feed. The company and city officials claim it was a sales demo, but critics question the privacy implications and the lack of documentation for such agreements.

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This incident highlights growing public concern over the intersection of private surveillance technology and law enforcement access.

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In a letter to the editor, Dunwoody resident Jason Hunyar writes about a recent incident involving a Flock camera feed in a community center in Dunwoody. He questions the partnership agreement the city has with Flock.

A Flock automated license plate reader at Perimeter Mall is one of more than 100 ALPRs and cameras posted in Dunwoody.

On Sept. 30, 2025, a Flock vice president logged into the Dunwoody PD’s Flock system and looked at a camera in the children’s gymnastics room of a private community center here in Dunwoody.

He did not look at any other cameras in the entire 400-camera network that day.

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