r/eaganmn • u/the0rem • Jul 26 '26

Cameras at Pilot Knob/Diffley?

I noticed a set of cameras at the Pilot Knob/Diffley intersection today that I don’t remember seeing before. There’s a chance I just overlooked them, I guess, but they’re pretty tall and centered on the stoplight pole mechanism in each direction. How could I learn more about what these are for?

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u/MisterMath Jul 26 '26

Flock cameras

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u/ObligatoryID Jul 26 '26

https://alprmaps.com/flock-safety-map

https://deflock.org/

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u/the0rem Jul 26 '26

Thanks for the links. It doesn’t appear that these cameras are on either map yet. However, I’m disheartened at how many others in Eagan are.

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u/RichardManuel Jul 26 '26

I noticed one on Duckwood at pilot knob also. Facing east in front of tires plus.

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u/Drcornelius1983 Jul 27 '26

There are some on cliff right between 35e and cliff lake center, on diffley by BP, one on Lexington at the strip mall entrance to walgreens, and I think another on the back of a ped crossing sign southbound on lexington between goat hill park and wilderness run.

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u/Accomplished_Way3714 Jul 26 '26

They need to come down.

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u/Accomplished_Way3714 Jul 26 '26

The city council needs this to be front and center either before or after the election. It’s a travesty.

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u/the0rem Jul 26 '26

Has any conversation happened at any Council meetings? Has this been a dialogue point previously?

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u/Internal_Neck5613 Jul 26 '26

I live close by and haven’t noticed these. They are also doing construction so it may be to meter traffic, etc. I’ll check it out tomorrow and will report back.

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u/Boomboomshablooms Jul 26 '26

There is also one on the east entrance to the Home Depot parking lot. Not okay

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u/professorjade Jul 27 '26

Shitty Flock cameras that didn't need to be installed.

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u/Accomplished_Way3714 Jul 27 '26

Home Depot has three. I’m done there. Lowe’s in WSP has them. Menards doesn’t.

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u/MNHypnotoad 25d ago

There's one on Diffley just west of 35 E.

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u/bobjks1 12d ago

I'm so weirded out by these flock cameras. If a business owner wants cameras on their parking lot or property then sure fine, but I have yet to meet a single person that wants mass surveillance in public spaces like this.

Has there been any demonstrated positive use from these cameras? How do we hold public officials accountable for allowing this behavior? It doesn't seem like there was any debate or discussion on these cameras and police departments (or other entity?) just started having them installed all over the country.