Buyer cancels showing after Deflock reveals HOA's pool cameras
Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA
A realtor's tweet about a buyer canceling a showing after Deflock showed two HOA cameras pointed at the pool has gone viral, sparking outrage over privacy concerns. Critics argue that such surveillance is unnecessary and potentially predatory, with one commenter accusing Deflock employees of being pedophiles. The incident highlights growing unease about the use of surveillance technology in residential communities.
Giving an HOA the power to stalk. What could go wrong
- skinfaxi
Found a link to the original reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/realtors/comments/1von5bt/just_had_...
- cryo32
HOA and Flock. That is one hellish dystopia over there now.
- 3dsnano
don’t forget!!!
Y Combinator invested in Flock Safety in 2017.
- flkiwi
Completely frivolous comment: people who insist on capitalizing “realtor” are hilarious. I know “Realtor” is a registered trademark, but that just makes it funnier to me.
On topic, we’ve stopped going to a popular pizza place near us because the owner put a Flock camera up.
- xnx
HOA busybodies might be worse than spying cops.
- thedougd
I find this unsettling. When a private entity buys Flock, how do they _use_ it? Is it more than ALPR? Are they sharing the data with the network and offer it to the police? Can they watch footage?
- skinfaxi
Would be a great angle as a buyer's agent to proactively show clients flock camera locations. At the same time, would be an interesting way to hinder the sale of a property by falsely reporting flock cameras where none are.
- JohnFen
I would have to. (Well, I wouldn't even bother looking further into the property once I learned it involved an HOA, but for the sake of argument...) The presence of these cameras is wholly and entirely objectionable.