Vandals got hold of a Flock camera — instead of destroying it, they revealed what's inside

The useful part

Flock cameras are having a hard time identifying some objects and mistaking them for license plates. As the devices may be struggling to accomplish their most critical task, they seem to be identifying something else: people. What the data allegedly revealed is that software running on the device "explicitly detects people" as well as vehicles, license plates, and bicycles.

How it works

• Using a processor similar to that of a "midrange smartphone," around 20 built-in apps on the camera's processor handle a range of tasks like motion detection, taking pictures, uploading data, and receiving...
• 'The detector cropped an American flag patch on the rider's saddlebag as if it were a plate.' Hackers recently ripped down a Flock license-plate reader camera that sat above a road, opened it up, and copied...
• The outlets say that the device's code showed approximately 28-100 photos are taken when something moves into view, but the camera uses different exposures to capture the license and the expanded...
• The data is then sent to Flock through the local cell phone network.
• The camera itself allegedly does not identify the plate number, vehicle, mode...