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[-] mrmisses@lemmy.world 17 points 11 hours ago
[-] stochasticity@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Is that child in the picture the CEO?

[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 9 hours ago

Thats Pereter Parker

[-] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 22 hours ago

Theyre different than his product because you would have a lot less information and arent able to follow him to his destination.

I seriously believe that unless a guillotine is involved things will continue to just get worse.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

How to roll out nation-wide public cameras against the peoples interests?

  1. have a visible and clumsy company (Palantir) distract the public
  2. have a second company (Axon) quietly roll out hidden cameras
[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 13 points 23 hours ago

Rapist mindset.

[-] schwim@piefed.zip 125 points 1 day ago

It's illegal for you to do that because you're not a billionaire.

[-] Banana@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

yes, thank you, fuck!

I don't know why people don't seem to get this. It doesn't matter if they are being lawful or not, fascists will shape the laws to achieve their own goals.

The law has always been a tool used by the ruling class to subjugate the working class, it has never been moral. Hell, this isn't even just fascism, its capitalism. Even in Canada, the RCMP were quite literally created to control indigenous people.

[-] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Well, it's illegal for billionaires too, but laws only matter when they're enforced.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 92 points 1 day ago

Since this was posted he had his house removed from Google Maps

[-] Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works 46 points 1 day ago

Well then think we should make sure to post his address online for all to find easily.

[-] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

It is easy to find with an online search. He also has a flock cam in his front yard, because of course he does.

[-] content_educator_94@thelemmy.club 4 points 23 hours ago

Beat him with a pillowcase full of oranges

[-] canaryWart@programming.dev 2 points 10 hours ago

Nah. Potatoes, even apples, or bust

[-] content_educator_94@thelemmy.club 1 points 10 hours ago

Maybe turnips

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I'm pretty sure my Yankee friends do not have to compromise whatsoever. Fuck this CEO. I hope you guys guillotine him.

[-] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Hey, thanks for the support. Being an American these days feels like everyone is against you.

Those outside the USA bitch about us butting in with no understanding of political nuance in their country sure do the same to us.

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

Tbf, I think many of us outsiders understand the nuance of the USA more than the average American understands about other countries', because we are bombarded constantly with your news and actually need to pay attention since the actions of your country affect us greatly.

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca -1 points 7 hours ago
[-] FluorideMind@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Sorry you feel that way. Enjoy your life.

[-] ooterness@lemmy.world 43 points 1 day ago

Benn Jordan and Tommy G tried this. It didn't take long before police were called to remove them from the public road next to Flock HQ.

[-] rethnor@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

In another video of theirs they listened to a conference they were banned from by catching the wireless mics rf signals from outside the venue. That's pretty bad ass

[-] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The irony, of course, is if you want to beat whatever charges they throw at you, you'll also have to be filming yourself the entire time.

The YouTubes are awash with auditors who set up a camera in a public place and have the cops make up all sorts of stories about them to fabricate or threaten an arrest.

Check your state laws about filming private residences, though, that might get squirrely.

[-] nao@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 day ago

did he say why they "must compromise"?

[-] Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

"Because im making oodles and oodles of money"

[-] exaybachae@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Because refusing to allow him to commit crimes would interfere with his ability to make money doing it.

Like, just stop screaming and let it happen, you'll like it, trust me.

[-] Chozo@fedia.io 27 points 1 day ago

Flock CEO must "compromise" on his oxygen consumption.

[-] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This is the thing that I don't get about the legality of this shit. If I set up a camera aimed at my neighbor's driveway and intentionally logged every coming and going of he, his wife, his kids... I could justiably be charged with stalking. But so long as I set up a network of cameras and track my neighbor's every whereabouts with this network and sell access to this data to anyone interested... that's not stalking. That's just good American business.

That is without the added layer of law enforcement involvement, tax dollar support, and absolutely no public say in the matters, etc.

[-] jtrek@startrek.website 17 points 1 day ago

The history of the US is filled with "nah, capital can do what it wants".

Nothing will change while power is consolidated in the hands of the few.

I do wonder about who works at flock. Surely they have options to resist and sabotage from the inside.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

I do wonder about who works at flock. Surely they have options to resist and sabotage from the inside.

I have to admit, the fact that their HQ is within commuting distance has crossed my mind.

[-] maniclucky@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Given how shit their cybersecurity is, maybe they have been.

Or track ones private jets takeoffs and landings

[-] BurgerBaron@quokk.au 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

How dare you not have enough 0's on the end of your bank account balance to do that!

[-] fodor@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

It's irresponsible to even write that headline. The reporter knew it was false and had an ethical obligation to do better.

Sigh.

[-] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

How about he lead by example, and have a fleet of drones follow him providing a 24/7 publicly available feed.

[-] Mika@piefed.ca 4 points 1 day ago

FPV drones? 👉👈

[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 day ago

The answer is, he is an individual, and Flock cameras are not targeting any one individual, at least not in theory.

Also, I see the argument he's making. The argument is, if it were your child who was kidnapped, would you not want your neighbors to give up some of their privacy in order to turn cameras on every corner toward getting your child home safely? But the problem with that is, Flock cameras are not bringing kidnapped kids home. Neither are Ring doorbells, which are just as bad. What they are doing is making life worse for people of colour and anyone else They want to target. So that's the problem. The parent can't blame their neighbours (particularly their dark-skinned neighbours) for wanting their privacy when a child's safety is on the line, because the Flock cameras are not bringing any children home. That's not what they're for, and pretending they are is bullshit and everybody on both sides knows it. We COULD use all this tech for good. But the people who run it don't want to. They've proven this time and again. So no, they do not get the benefit of the doubt. No, they do not get to take the high road, even hypothetically.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The argument is, if it were your child who was kidnapped......

(note we're on the same page I'm just ranting out loud) Yeah lets take worst case scenarios that dont actually happen in any numbers worth concerning oneself over. if you're worried just design a radio chip for kids arms that will ping cell towers and inject them with that. there your kids are safely trackable.

this not only wouldnt reduce everyone elses privacy and security from the state but would cost less.

[-] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

There are shoes where an AirTag (or similar device) can be concealed in the heel so children can be tracked. Apparently it's well embedded and the child doesn't feel it when they walk, and it's difficult to detect/remove.

[-] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 22 hours ago

laugh I was thinking directly about airtags. Coming soon to a kidnapping near you: 'who wants new shoes!'

[-] makeshift0546@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

This is a horrific example. It's very legal to do what is described above.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

Especially because he now has celebrity status

[-] derry@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago

Punchable face. They always have a face that wants to be punched. Why?

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