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Flock camera vandals strike nationwide and navy carrier could honor Trump instead of hero: Morning Rundown

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Flock’s new privacy reforms do little to quell outrage among vandals targeting its traffic surveillance cameras. Navy could scrap plan to name aircraft carrier after heroic sailor — and dedicate it to Trump instead. And how Prince Harry’s return could affect his feud with his brother.

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One man spent a night in an Arizona jail after backing his truck into a Flock camera. In Minneapolis, another has gone viral for videos of himself dismantling the equipment with bolt cutters. Both are part of a growing wave of activist vandalism targeting the traffic surveillance technology.

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NBC News identified 50 areas across the country where Flock cameras have been damaged, spray-painted, smashed or cut down since 2024. CEO Garrett Langley recently announced reforms in response to privacy concerns — but those targeting the cameras aren’t buying them.

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“The changes are bulls—,” said one person charged with vandalism, who described the reforms as “a strategic retreat” to avoid further blowback.

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The destruction has fueled debate over how best to push back against the technology. But some experts say that as long as the…

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