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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.
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?
But overall, being tracked by your _own_ device feels different than being tracked by somebody else's device. Especially when taxpayer dollars are being used for that other device.
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?
Dont forget about Waymo and similar. As much surveillance as flock.
If so, I'll stop using them. If they just happen to need cameras, that's fundamentally different.
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Speed cameras save lives. It's best when they're paired with: - good publicity (drivers know that speed cameras exist) - density (high chance of passing a speed camera) - enforcement of penalties (if fines can be ignored then they lose their deterrent effect) - portable (so you don't know where they are ahead of time)
They also enable mass surveillance and they also unnecessarily reduce quality of life. No one talks about the time lost to artificially low speed limits. But they do matter.
Speed cameras don't have to enable mass surveillance. The oldest ones are detect a speeding object and take two photos at a fixed interval. Cars that aren't speeding aren't recorded.
Home Depot from now on.
I see all the Lowe’s in my area are Flock’ed up. Home Depot from now on.
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.
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?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Dont forget about Waymo and similar. As much surveillance as flock.
Does Waymo track individuals for businesses and governments? If so, I'll stop using them. If they just happen to need cameras, that's fundamentally different.