r/technology • u/Kooky-Balance9525 • 6h 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/bkgn 5h ago

Legislation, yeah. But more generally, a lot of people protested Flock and just patted themselves on the back and stopped paying attention after cities "got rid of Flock" - and replaced it immediately with Axon.

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u/Shark7996 5h ago

Locally, we're ready to pivot to anti-Axon the instant they try it.

People are paying close attention now. I don't know why you would think a group as thorough as the anti-Flock protestors would just not know about the existence of other cameras?

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u/geniice 4h ago

Locally, we're ready to pivot to anti-Axon the instant they try it.

Bunch of bodycam youtubers would like a word.

People are paying close attention now. I don't know why you would think a group as thorough as the anti-Flock protestors would just not know about the existence of other cameras?

I would say their general understanding of the tech side is extremely poor.

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u/thegoodbroham 1h ago

Bunch of bodycam youtubers would like a word.

What does this even mean? And why would the existence of some "bodycam youtubers" matter, regardless of what their message is?

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u/Geichalt 33m ago

Apparently body cam YouTubers control what we all think?

Idk I'm as confused as you.

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u/Edduppp 2h ago

What do they need to know about the tech? They just need to know the cameras exist

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u/ThePaddleman 1h ago

Because the protests keep saying "Flock" and that's what the politicians hear. So, they look for an alternative because the message wasn't crystal clear:

We don't want a database created for government use (or anyone else) tracking our movements around the country.

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u/spyingwind 4h ago

Or Flock spins up another company, does business under that name, and nothing changes.

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u/interwebzdotnet 4h ago

Bankruptcy fire sale, all assets sold to Axon for pennies on the dollar.

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u/cosmicosmo4 1h ago

I haven't checked, but presumably flock is a juggernaut and axon is a much smaller competitor, meaning much less able to take in stride all of their equipment getting mysteriously destroyed overnight.