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Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by cryo32 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #2

Nice to see some pushback in the most egregious abuses of privacy. I wonder why we are getting this with Flock but not seeing the same with private security cameras such as Ring, pervasive tracking of mobile devices by carriers and apps, and internet browser tracking. Is it just that there's a direct personal benefit with those devices, and people view the trade-off as being worth it?

Ring is dead near me. Everyone had Ring doorbells until someone went around with a hammer and fucked them all up.

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by throwawa1 »

snovv_crash wrote: post #25
kumarski wrote: post #5

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Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by tartoran »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #21
mothballed wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We voted out the cameras locally, the feds just installed them at every nook and cranny they had available. Turned out, there was a lot of federal property, so it was back to square one.

Regime change is coming, its harm reduction until then.

Are you sure about that? Seems pretty shameless and determined to bend all the rules to stay in power, I surely hope the change is coming though.

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by toomuchtodo »

tartoran wrote: post #33
toomuchtodo wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Regime change is coming, its harm reduction until then.

Are you sure about that? Seems pretty shameless and determined to bend all the rules to stay in power, I surely hope the change is coming though.

Dem advantage heading into midterms is highest in 20 years [1]. I am hopeful if democracy is directly attacked during the upcoming election cycle, the attempt will be contained, but agree it remains to be seen and you should have an exit plan if democracy fails.

Mental model: I am sure of nothing. All models are wrong, but some are useful. Better to have a plan and not need it than need it and not have it. Hope alone is not a strategy.

[1] https://emersoncollegepolling.com/april-2026-national-poll/

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by PunchyHamster »

SoftTalker wrote: post #2

Nice to see some pushback in the most egregious abuses of privacy. I wonder why we are getting this with Flock but not seeing the same with private security cameras such as Ring, pervasive tracking of mobile devices by carriers and apps, and internet browser tracking. Is it just that there's a direct personal benefit with those devices, and people view the trade-off as being worth it?

There is some push on that too but Flock is sponsored by people's taxes, while ring is someone's personal choice.

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by metasyn »

derwiki wrote: post #36
SilverElfin wrote: post #11

Speed cameras next. They’re just revenue generators and part of a safetyism Trojan horse for surveillance.

They definitely slowed drivers down in San Francisco: data was released proving it.

Source? My understanding is that speeding cameras and flock cameras are different in the SF application at least.

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by smcg »

cryo32 wrote: post #31
SoftTalker wrote: post #2

Nice to see some pushback in the most egregious abuses of privacy. I wonder why we are getting this with Flock but not seeing the same with private security cameras such as Ring, pervasive tracking of mobile devices by carriers and apps, and internet browser tracking. Is it just that there's a direct personal benefit with those devices, and people view the trade-off as being worth it?

Ring is dead near me. Everyone had Ring doorbells until someone went around with a hammer and fucked them all up.

Surely one of the cameras saw who it was...?

Re: Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA

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Post by EdwardDiego »

cryo32 wrote: post #31
SoftTalker wrote: post #2

Nice to see some pushback in the most egregious abuses of privacy. I wonder why we are getting this with Flock but not seeing the same with private security cameras such as Ring, pervasive tracking of mobile devices by carriers and apps, and internet browser tracking. Is it just that there's a direct personal benefit with those devices, and people view the trade-off as being worth it?

Ring is dead near me. Everyone had Ring doorbells until someone went around with a hammer and fucked them all up.

Honey, did you order a ski mask and a hammer because someone is delivering them now according to the cam... nevermind.
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