While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too. Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and WIRED, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people. The hackers say they are also publishing details on how they managed to obtain the software, in the hopes that other people may copy them.

A screenshot from the analysis of the Flock camera. License plate redaction by 404 Media.

A screenshot of the analysis showing that Flock detects people.