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The main Flock ALPR product line, is named, "falcon." The standard model runs on an Android OS, with a Snapdragon 625 processor, 2GB RAM, 29GB storage, Wi-Fi, GPS, and onboard AI (YOLO + OpenCV)<ref>https://eyesoffcr.org/blog/blog-8.html</ref> There are several variants, including a long range, short range, and "flex" option (for temporary installation). Flock also previously referenced the "Sparrow" ALPR line, which was a neighborhood-oriented surveillance device, which is visually almost identical to Falcon.<ref name="how-to-spot">https://deflocksign.com/blogs/resources/how-to-spot-a-flock-camera</ref>
The main Flock ALPR product line, is named, "falcon." The standard model runs on an Android OS, with a Snapdragon 625 processor, 2GB RAM, 29GB storage, Wi-Fi, GPS, and onboard AI (YOLO + OpenCV)<ref>https://eyesoffcr.org/blog/blog-8.html</ref> There are several variants, including a long range, short range, and "flex" option (for temporary installation). Flock also previously referenced the "Sparrow" ALPR line, which was a neighborhood-oriented surveillance device, which is visually almost identical to Falcon.<ref name="how-to-spot">https://deflocksign.com/blogs/resources/how-to-spot-a-flock-camera</ref>
===Facial Recognition Cameras===
===Human Tracking Cameras===
Flock also offers surveillance cameras which can scan faces in order to identify everyone in the surveillance area. These typically have the additional ability to scan license places, but they are intended primarily to identify and track individuals in public spaces using face scans.<ref>https://www.flocksafety.com/webinar/introducing-condor-live-and-recorded-video</ref> These were found in early 2026 to contain major cybersecurity issues (ignoring the privacy and legal issues), but Flock chose to deny the existence of those problems, while threatening to file lawsuits against the security researchers who discovered the problems.<ref>https://www.independent.org/article/2026/01/14/flock-condor-camera-spy-public/</ref>
Flock also offers surveillance cameras which identify and track individual people within the surveillance area. These typically have the additional ability to scan license places, but they are intended primarily to identify and track individuals, absent their vehicles.<ref>https://www.flocksafety.com/webinar/introducing-condor-live-and-recorded-video</ref> These were found in early 2026 to contain major cybersecurity issues (ignoring the privacy and legal issues), but Flock chose to deny the existence of those problems, while threatening to file lawsuits against the security researchers who discovered the problems.<ref>https://www.independent.org/article/2026/01/14/flock-condor-camera-spy-public/</ref>
Flock offers both PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) Condor cameras, designed to be remotely controlled (by a human or the Flock AI), and "Condor Bullet" cameras, intended for fixed installation.<ref name="how-to-spot">https://deflocksign.com/blogs/resources/how-to-spot-a-flock-camera</ref>
Flock offers both PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) Condor cameras, designed to be remotely controlled (by a human or the Flock AI), and "Condor Bullet" cameras, intended for fixed installation.<ref name="how-to-spot">https://deflocksign.com/blogs/resources/how-to-spot-a-flock-camera</ref>
Flock representatives have stated multiple times that their services "don't track people" but their own training materials tell a different story.<ref>https://www.gadgetreview.com/flock-safety-says-its-cameras-dont-track-people-its-own-training-videos-disagree</ref><ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-said-cameras-don-t-161447111.html</ref> Additionally, police records which have become public, show hundreds of searches for people based on physical appearance, including: "heavy-set male with a black and white hat," "person on skateboard," and "person wearing orange vest and construction hat,"<ref>https://www.404media.co/how-cops-use-flock-to-track-people-not-cars/</ref>
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