Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> Threatens <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> Developer Mapping Its <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> Cameras<br>The surveillance camera company Flock sent <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DeFlock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeFlock</span></a> a cease-and-desist. The letter argues that DeFlock is causing the “dilution” of Flock’s trademarks rather than “infringement” of them. DeFlock is fighting back.<br> DeFlock currently maps more than 16,000 <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> around the world, which includes both Flock cameras as well as many created by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Motorola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Motorola</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.404media.co/flock-threatens-open-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/flock-threatens-op</span><span class="invisible">en-source-developer-mapping-its-surveillance-cameras/</span></a></p>