🌱 Patch AM: How closely are AI cameras watching you on Brookhaven’s Greenway?

Good morning to you Brookhaven! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How closely are AI cameras watching you on Brookhaven’s Greenway?

Also on today's calendar: Breakfast & Church Service - Church at Wieuca and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: I got fired from the M&M factory. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 56 and low of 41 degrees.
• Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 59, low: 40.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 42 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Flock Exposes Its AI-Enabled Surveillance Cameras (schneier.com) — Residents using Brookhaven’s Peachtree Creek Greenway should know AI-enabled Flock Condor cameras have been observed zooming in and tracking people along the bike path in high detail. A recent report describes how these cameras can automatically follow individuals’ movements in public spaces, raising fresh questions about privacy and surveillance in everyday neighborhood spots like trails, playgrounds, and parking lots.
   

📸 Around Brookhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday January 4

• Breakfast & Church Service - Church at Wieuca
  Church at Wieuca, Corner of Peachtree Rd & Wieuca Rd (enter from Wieuca) ,
  9:45 am

Friday January 9

• Warehouse Liquidation FINAL Sale! 50% OFF!
  Classic Staging LLC, 1349 Old 41 Hwy NW, Marietta
  9:30 am

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Other local events

Monday January 5

• Take & Make: Polar Plate String Art
  Redan-Trotti Library -
• Cozy Critter Scavenger Hunt
  Brookhaven Library -
• Take & Make Craft - Snowman
  Brookhaven Library -

Monday January 12

• Cozy Critter Scavenger Hunt
  Brookhaven Library -
• Adult Take & Make Craft
  Brookhaven Library -

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday January 3

• Early Readers Storytime
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  11:00 am
• Anime Bites for Adults
  Redan-Trotti Library -
  2:00 pm
• Magic: The Gathering for Teens
  Chamblee Library -
  2:00 pm
• Hoop Group: Family Cross Stitch and Embroidery
  Redan-Trotti Library - Meeting Room
  2:00 pm
• Winter Wonderland Checkers
  Embry Hills Library -
  3:00 pm

Monday January 5

• StoryWalk® at Mason Mill Park
  Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library -
• Take & Make: Polar Plate String Art
  Redan-Trotti Library -

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lost bird!
  On the Crazy unlikely chance you see cute little budgee (parakeet like bird), please message me or call 678-243-9755 Super sad after he slipped out… (Nextdoor Byrnwyck)
• A medical emergency on a southbound train at Arts Center temporarily caused boarding on the northbound side of the platform, but normal southbound service has since resumed.
  1:49PM on Jan 1: Due to a medical emergency on a southbound train at Arts Center, southbound trains are temporarily boarding on the northbound side… (Nextdoor )

🗞 Nearby News

Chamblee

• Caught on camera: Fireworks spinning out of control sent New Year party running for cover (wsbtv.com)

Doraville

• What We're Watching (cjr.org)

Dunwoody

Ok Brookhaven! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I kept throwing out all the W’s.
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