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Police Are Putting Up Fake 3D-Printed Flock Cameras and Swooping In to Arrest People Who Vandalize Them (futurism.com)
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a man was charged with three felonies after he cut down a 3D-printed "decoy" Flock camera, which was set up by police.

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[–] 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Using force against individual cameras is not going to be succesful in the long run. It's like punching Nazis in the street... sure, it looks and feels good, but you're not hurting the people who benefit from having them around. They are laughing all the way to the bank.

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  • [–] 44 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    I know it's not the 'correct' fight to have, but I think it's good to use the fact that anti-flock action is in the social media zeitgeist and keep supporting people; it is laying groundwork for civil disobedience we need.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    it’s good to use the fact that anti-flock action is in the social media zeitgeist

    It is in the social media zeitgeist - that's why piggy is capitalising on it with the above tactic. It's an escalation on their side, and it's a good one because they can make the small group of people willing to make physical attacks on their surveillance infrastructure even smaller through indimidation at little cost. The question is... does the other side have something of their own to play the escalation game?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago* (3 children)

    What other options do we have?

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