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  1. Flock said its license plate cameras were protected by on-device encryption.

    Hackers pulled one off a pole and found the decryption key sitting on the device itself, in an unencrypted partition. It unlocked 27,000+ video clips.

    The OS? Android 8.1, in a build from mid-2025. Rootable via a kernel exploit patched back in 2018.

    Encryption with the key taped to the lock isn't encryption.

    micahflee.com/flock-cameras-ar

    #FlockSafety #Surveillance #Privacy #ALPR #InfoSec #Android #CivilLiberties

  2. Flock said its license plate cameras were protected by on-device encryption.

    Hackers pulled one off a pole and found the decryption key sitting on the device itself, in an unencrypted partition. It unlocked 27,000+ video clips.

    The OS? Android 8.1, in a build from mid-2025. Rootable via a kernel exploit patched back in 2018.

    Encryption with the key taped to the lock isn't encryption.

    micahflee.com/flock-cameras-ar

    #FlockSafety #Surveillance #Privacy #ALPR #InfoSec #Android #CivilLiberties

  3. Flock said its license plate cameras were protected by on-device encryption.

    Hackers pulled one off a pole and found the decryption key sitting on the device itself, in an unencrypted partition. It unlocked 27,000+ video clips.

    The OS? Android 8.1, in a build from mid-2025. Rootable via a kernel exploit patched back in 2018.

    Encryption with the key taped to the lock isn't encryption.

    micahflee.com/flock-cameras-ar

    #FlockSafety #Surveillance #Privacy #ALPR #InfoSec #Android #CivilLiberties