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[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 49 minutes ago

you can use a saw, or destroy the camera, make it costly for them to replace it.

[-] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago
[-] EgoNo4@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago

Could someone please explain an European what is up with Flock? Who installed them, where and why? And at whom's behest?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 44 minutes ago* (last edited 44 minutes ago)

flock is installed as part of a mass surveillance apparatus by a company based in the US, is ANOTHER SAM altman-look alike, it uses AI to track people, cars, every little detail, even phone signals/apps. Thiel heavily invested in it. the flock cameras started to appear over residential areas, colleges, low income areas more than actual traffic areas like roads, highways,,,etc. by 2026, 300k+ was already installed, from less than 100k a year ago. they are doing this quickly so they can say there is too much to take down(City governments were totally complicit up until people were destroying them.

they started to appear in Canada already, i dont about EU yet. and yes its aligned with trump,ICE, palantir goals.

it is important where the flock cameras are targeting, everywhere people are likely to have anti-fascist gatherings, movements, protests,,,etc.

[-] EgoNo4@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago* (last edited 39 minutes ago)

Thx for the explanation but... Who is financing all of this? I mean, the infrastructure alone, that can't be cheap. Is it out of Flock's own funds? Did the authorities ask for these to be installed? Don't you need some kind of paperwork to install these? Idk, nevermind who / where they're tracking... The data they track is a huge breach of privacy, don't the US have any laws against that, wtf?!

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 1 points 33 minutes ago* (last edited 32 minutes ago)

The US is financing it with gifts of taxpayer dollars. No the US does not have any laws for rich people.

[-] hamsamrich@lemmy.world 13 points 6 hours ago

Axion is the real threat! Been around for a long time too. Not to mention the dozens of other companies that are currently operating surveillance cameras over most intersections in America.

[-] lividweasel@lemmy.world 11 points 5 hours ago

I assume you mean Axon, formerly known as TASER and the supplier of most body-worn cameras.

[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago
[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 49 minutes ago

they tried it , but the company came back out to remove the paint/covering.

[-] shartgargle@lemmy.zip 2 points 35 minutes ago

Use truck bed spray.

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