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Aaron Rodgers reportedly helped a NJ police department pay for surveillance cameras
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said last year that we live in a “sick society” that has an “entitlement to information.” Those comments contradict new reports that he helped a local police department pay for surveillance cameras.
“It’s a sick society, isn’t it? What is [it with] the entitlement to information that we’re living in society these days?” the oft-combative Aaron Rodgers said during one of his many nationally televised rants on The Pat McAfee Show. “My private life is my private life, and it’s going to stay that way.”
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly helped a NJ police department pay for surveillance cameras
Despite being a staunch advocate for his own privacy, Rodgers is reportedly contributing to the erosion of others ‘ privacy, as FOIAball has revealed that Rodgers helped a New Jersey police department pay for a fleet of “Flock-style” surveillance cameras.
“Local cops recently added new tools to their surveillance arsenal. Unbeknownst to the people who live there, the effort was the work of a single wealthy individual. A recent transplant to the town, they funded the police department’s purchase of a number of Flock-style license plate cameras,” FOIAball head and former BroBible writer David Covucci reported.
“This person used an LLC as a cutout to shield their identity, secretly helping enhance a digital dragnet that robs residents of their right to privacy. I have to assume Aaron Rodgers doesn’t have an issue with that, though. After all, he’s the one who did it.”
For such a famously conspiratorial guy with a penchant for acting like he’s the only person who’s ever read George Orwell’s 1984, it’s certainly a stark contradiction that he’d help the government keep tabs on private citizens.
Flock is an ALPR (automated license plate reader) system currently used by over 6,000 communities across the United States to identify and track vehicles and their drivers. The company has faced growing backlash over privacy and civil liberties concerns, most notably after it was reported that ICE has used Flock’s data throughout the country and that its “National Lookup” tool has enabled immigration searches that circumvent legal restrictions.
Dozens of communities across the country have subsequently cancelled or rejected Flock contracts as a result, while the ACLU is running a campaign against the company. Some citizens have even taken matters into their own hands by disguising their identity and destroying Flock cameras.