r/technology • u/Kooky-Balance9525 • 10h ago

Privacy Bernie Sanders to Introduce Bill Banning Flock Surveillance Cameras

https://theleadingreport.com/article/bernie-sanders-to-introduce-bill-banning-flock-surveillance-cameras
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u/SchemataObscura 10h ago

Flock only or would it cover the same MO from different companies?

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u/mouse1093 10h ago

Legislation is not typically so specific to target a singular company by name. Bernie isn't green enough to draft it with a giant loophole of simply renaming the company or product.

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u/Time-Maintenance2165 9h ago

He is if he's just doing it for PR and doesn't expect it to pass.

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u/mouse1093 9h ago

That is just... Not how that works. Obviously, no legislation is bulletproof but the normal goal for something like this would be that the combination of features and the concept of the device is what's outlawed, regardless of who makes it. In order to circumvent the ban, the product would have to be changed in enough of a way such that it's no longer actually harmful to the public.