▲ 476 ▼ US Cities Cancel 50+ Flock Surveillance Contracts Amid Public Backlash (townflex.com) submitted 1 month ago by FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/50445196
[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children) I said the source in my post and linked to it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TransNeko@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) a source from the company itself is not a valid source. it's like saying that Germany is now a USA state because Trump posted it on his truth social. are you that fucking stupid? wait don't answer that... I know it's a very disappointing "YES". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago It's not people who were directly found using them, but how many cases the law enforcement actually searched flock data. Whether or not that data actually caused the law enforcement to find anyone is going to be hard to actually track. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dps-license-plate-readers-find-abducted-children-houston-flock/285-69e26c5f-68c0-45a5-8c32-e4052760aa1b You have to look at individual cases to see if the cameras made a big impact on the case permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TransNeko@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) a source from the company itself is not a valid source. it's like saying that Germany is now a USA state because Trump posted it on his truth social. are you that fucking stupid? wait don't answer that... I know it's a very disappointing "YES". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago It's not people who were directly found using them, but how many cases the law enforcement actually searched flock data. Whether or not that data actually caused the law enforcement to find anyone is going to be hard to actually track. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dps-license-plate-readers-find-abducted-children-houston-flock/285-69e26c5f-68c0-45a5-8c32-e4052760aa1b You have to look at individual cases to see if the cameras made a big impact on the case permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iopq@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago It's not people who were directly found using them, but how many cases the law enforcement actually searched flock data. Whether or not that data actually caused the law enforcement to find anyone is going to be hard to actually track. https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/dps-license-plate-readers-find-abducted-children-houston-flock/285-69e26c5f-68c0-45a5-8c32-e4052760aa1b You have to look at individual cases to see if the cameras made a big impact on the case permalink fedilink source parent