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Classic example of the Nothing to hide argument. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument

maerF0x0 2mo ago
nah, that's not at all what I'm saying. What I'm saying is IMO until the police have something to hide (besides their crappy securing of the usage) It's not really a news piece. If we had a story of a Police officer using the drone to follow his dominos order, or his ex-girlfriend -- thatd be a story about abuse of power and quite newsworthy.
- johnduhart 2mo ago
  https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/ https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-... So do we need to wait for abuse with this specific piece of technology in order to be concerned?
  - maerF0x0 2mo ago
    we don't have to wait for one. But anti-corruption practices like watch dogs / transparency et al are the next steps before jumping to conclusions. Like IMO the real recourse is to come down hard on the abuses of power, and that includes things like getting Citizens united taken down so that police union(s) are not so powerful etc. I'm generally more interested in root causes than pruning the leaves. Which I realize often is not the "pragmatic" choice.
- cocacola1 2mo ago
  They already do use tech to spy on exes, though Police Officer Accused of Tracking Partner Using License Plate Reader: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/milwaukee-police-officer-charged-flock-camera.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/milwaukee-police-offic...
tim-tday 2mo ago
Nope. This is a classic example of crimes being committed in public and police using technology to catch the perpetrators. Passive surveillance would be your example. This program is specifically activated when an active investigation is in progress.

maerF0x0 2mo ago

nah, that's not at all what I'm saying. What I'm saying is IMO until the police have something to hide (besides their crappy securing of the usage) It's not really a news piece. If we had a story of a Police officer using the drone to follow his dominos order, or his ex-girlfriend -- thatd be a story about abuse of power and quite newsworthy.

johnduhart 2mo ago
https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-met-on-a-tv-set-after-surveilling-her-with-a-license-plate-reader/ https://www.404media.co/footage-shows-cop-stalking-woman-he-... So do we need to wait for abuse with this specific piece of technology in order to be concerned?
- maerF0x0 2mo ago
  we don't have to wait for one. But anti-corruption practices like watch dogs / transparency et al are the next steps before jumping to conclusions. Like IMO the real recourse is to come down hard on the abuses of power, and that includes things like getting Citizens united taken down so that police union(s) are not so powerful etc. I'm generally more interested in root causes than pruning the leaves. Which I realize often is not the "pragmatic" choice.
cocacola1 2mo ago
They already do use tech to spy on exes, though Police Officer Accused of Tracking Partner Using License Plate Reader: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/milwaukee-police-officer-charged-flock-camera.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/us/milwaukee-police-offic...

tim-tday 2mo ago

Nope. This is a classic example of crimes being committed in public and police using technology to catch the perpetrators. Passive surveillance would be your example. This program is specifically activated when an active investigation is in progress.