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One issue I have with the Flock cameras installed in my city is that they are installed on public land (right next to the road) and paid for with tax dollars.
by tkems 2y ago
One issue I have with the Flock cameras installed in my city is that they are installed on public land (right next to the road) and paid for with tax dollars.
- Teever 2y agoPeople are going to start making spray paint/foam attachments for drones so that they can equip their drone with a little can of 'fuck that camera right up' it won't be cost effective to repair the cameras, so they'll go away.
- geodel 2y agoYeah, people have always fucked with technology and in each case people win and technology gets abandoned.
- Teever 2y agoNo, what I think will happen then is that the govt will transition to flying cameras, but the problem with that will be expense and poorer performance for a while until batteries improve.
- ApolloFortyNine 2y agoThe way government pricing usually goes, going private is likely saving 90% over what it would cost to implement this by some government agency. The million (almost 2 million) dollar toilet comes to mind. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/us/san-francisco-toilet.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/us/san-francisco-toilet.h...
- RyanHamilton 2y ago"going private is likely saving 90% over". How's that working out for your private US healthcare system? Some of the most expensive private care in the world. The toilet you mention is in one of the richest most capitilistic states in the world, they have super expensive public toilets alongside homelessness. In other countries they have cheap public toilets. I'm not sure public/private is the deciding factor. I think it's San Francisco.
- renewiltord 2y agoMy biggest problem with the road itself is that it's installed on public land and paid for with tax dollars.
- signatoremo 2y agoIt’s used by the governments, how can they pay for it if not with tax money? Would you be happier if Flock installed them for free in exchange for advertising space in town?
- geodel 2y agoAgree. Its even worse in some places. I see schools, colleges, libraries are getting installed on public land. I mean where are we gonna end up with this.
- ang_cire 2y agoImagine ranking surveillance equipment right up there in importance-to-society with schools and libraries...