https://thecodersblog.com/tag/surveillance-technology/Recent content in Surveillance Technology on The Coders BlogHugoen-usFri, 01 May 2026 21:00:14 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/flock-safety-s-privacy-breach-in-children-s-gymnastics-rooms-2026/Fri, 01 May 2026 21:00:14 +0000https://thecodersblog.com/flock-safety-s-privacy-breach-in-children-s-gymnastics-rooms-2026/<p>Imagine your child&rsquo;s every move in the gym, captured live, not by you, but by a surveillance vendor repurposing the feed to impress prospective clients. This isn&rsquo;t a hypothetical threat; it&rsquo;s a confirmed privacy disaster where IoT cameras meant for security were exposed for sales demos, fundamentally betraying trust.</p> <p>This isn&rsquo;t a speculative &ldquo;what if&rdquo; scenario. Residents of <strong>Dunwoody, Georgia</strong>, learned this horrifying reality firsthand. In 2026, a public records request uncovered that employees of surveillance provider Flock Safety were accessing live feeds from sensitive locations, including <strong>children’s gymnastics rooms, pools, and playgrounds</strong>, for the explicit purpose of sales demonstrations to potential police departments nationwide.</p>