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The US isn't the UK or China and different cultures deem different things as acceptable. The UK for example is also a monarchy, which would rial up people in th

The US isn't the UK or China and different cultures deem different things as acceptable. The UK for example is also a monarchy, which would rial up people in the US if proposed there. Additionally the trust that the government uses these cameras as intended is apparently higher in the UK than the trust of Americans that Flock will not misuse their surveillance technology.

bko 9d ago
Doesn't UK arrest a few thousand people a year for social media posts? What are you basing this high degree of trust on?
- brookst 9d ago
  Source for “a few thousand”?
- FinnKuhn 9d ago
  In the UK overall, 64% of the population support police use of facial recognition technology to some degree and only 11% were opposed to its use [1]. The survey also looks at support for different szenarios, but overall many generally did not oppose it, while in the US 47% oppose the use of flock cameras [2]. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology#headline-findings https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-... [2] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highway-license-plate-readers-backlash-over-surveillance-spreads-2026-09-03/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highwa...
  - bko 9d ago
    The Flock stat is interesting because 46% of Americans believe widespread use of facial recognition would be a good thing (27% unsure). Maybe people oppose Flock because it's not going far enough! Or maybe there is a coordinated campaign against a license plate reader for some weird reason https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-likely-to-see-facial-recognition-use-by-police-as-good-rather-than-bad-for-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-...
    - FinnKuhn 9d ago
      My guess would be that opinions just changed since 2022 AND that support for flock might differ from general support.
- venzaspa 9d ago
  No, it arrests several thousands of people every year for breaches of the communications act(s) - this could be for online harassment, stalking or trying to defraud people over Facebook messenger. It's the equivalent of 'wire fraud' in the US.
  - oklahomasports 9d ago
    They are arresting them for social media posts. You are lying
    - Peanuts99 9d ago
      Have you got any proof that anyone has been arrested specifically for a social media post? The most common case is Lucy Connolly, who was arrested for inciting racial hatred and pleaded guilty to the crime which carries a prison sentence. Or are you just a random non UK citizen who has been reading disinformation on social media?
vaylian 9d ago
> The UK for example is also a monarchy, which would rial up people in the US if proposed there. I'm not so sure about that: https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-donald-trump-king-time-2033574 https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-donald-trump-king-time-...

bko 9d ago

Doesn't UK arrest a few thousand people a year for social media posts? What are you basing this high degree of trust on?

brookst 9d ago
Source for “a few thousand”?
FinnKuhn 9d ago
In the UK overall, 64% of the population support police use of facial recognition technology to some degree and only 11% were opposed to its use [1]. The survey also looks at support for different szenarios, but overall many generally did not oppose it, while in the US 47% oppose the use of flock cameras [2]. [1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology/public-attitudes-to-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology#headline-findings https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-attitudes-... [2] https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highway-license-plate-readers-backlash-over-surveillance-spreads-2026-09-03/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/florida-bans-highwa...
- bko 9d ago
  The Flock stat is interesting because 46% of Americans believe widespread use of facial recognition would be a good thing (27% unsure). Maybe people oppose Flock because it's not going far enough! Or maybe there is a coordinated campaign against a license plate reader for some weird reason https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-likely-to-see-facial-recognition-use-by-police-as-good-rather-than-bad-for-society/ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/03/17/public-more-...
  - FinnKuhn 9d ago
    My guess would be that opinions just changed since 2022 AND that support for flock might differ from general support.
venzaspa 9d ago
No, it arrests several thousands of people every year for breaches of the communications act(s) - this could be for online harassment, stalking or trying to defraud people over Facebook messenger. It's the equivalent of 'wire fraud' in the US.
- oklahomasports 9d ago
  They are arresting them for social media posts. You are lying
  - Peanuts99 9d ago
    Have you got any proof that anyone has been arrested specifically for a social media post? The most common case is Lucy Connolly, who was arrested for inciting racial hatred and pleaded guilty to the crime which carries a prison sentence. Or are you just a random non UK citizen who has been reading disinformation on social media?

vaylian 9d ago

> The UK for example is also a monarchy, which would rial up people in the US if proposed there. I'm not so sure about that: https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-donald-trump-king-time-2033574 https://www.newsweek.com/white-house-donald-trump-king-time-...