Post #4033406
2026-07-15 19:07 UTC
So you're saying it's basically USB? A camera can be plugged into a USB socket, should we be scared of them?
If your city council wants to turn your city into a surveillance state, they'll do it regardless of which technology enables it. Pay attention to local politics, elect people opposed to surveillance and those who would support laws preventing it. Don't get paranoid about open standards that make your city more efficient.
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@possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2026-07-16 04:37
We should push back against all of it
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@WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 2026-07-15 19:25
I don’t think paranoia about the connection standard was the goal here. It seems more likely to me they wanted to increase awareness of the fact there are FAR less obvious (and absurdly easy) ways for governments to spy on citizens than Flock’s installations. Even if the goals of the government for installing such hardware are above board, they aren’t known for being the most mindful of security so these systems can often be hacked and abused by malicious entities. It’s something that really does need well thought out limitations set.