Americans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock cameras
www.theverge.com
The surveillance cameras have become another flashpoint of growing bipartisan anger against tech industry excess.
  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.todayEnglish
    13·
    5 hours ago

    A local guy just got caught taking down a decoy camera that the cops set up to get whoever had been cutting down cameras in the area.

    So they caught him, but the mayor seemed irritated about the decoy operation, which she wasn’t aware of. She wondered who paid for the camera, but it turned out to be a 3D print that one of the cops did at home. Aloarently city council were already debating removing the cameras, and the mayor seems to be on the negative side.

    Anyway, whenever the story comes on the news, I vocally declare my support for the guy, to anyone who happens to be in the room.

  • John Richard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    401·
    8 hours ago

    At what point do we stop voting for the people putting up the flock cameras, and start voting for those that have comprehensive plans to address real issues?

    • exaybachae@startrek.websiteEnglish
      3·
      1 hour ago

      Seems most people vote their feels or their chosen clan… Whoever they think they get along better with socially.

      It seems few people seriously assess a politicians job qualification or work hisrory.

      Heck, my SO just lets me do the work, but I refused to just let them copy my vote. I write up paragraph summaries for each candidate then a blurb explaining my choice. They can disagree if they want, it’s okay. I don’t look to see how they vote, or ask, but they basically tell me they trust me and just wanna copy me.

      It’s honestly pretty upsetting.

      And I bet one partner in most relationships just does the same, or votes party line, or just generally doesn’t give a hoot but votes anyway.

      • cheers_queers@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        21 minutes ago

        in conservative circles, the wife’s vote is often just a second vote for her husband’s choice.

    • TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zipEnglish
      10·
      8 hours ago

      That would take people actually learning who they vote for past a letter next to their name. It would also take things in place to stop people from just saying things and swapping sides.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      7 hours ago

      When was the last time you saw a politician with a comprehensive plan for anything at all? It’s political suicide to have an actual platform anymore. I think it should be illegal to run for office without one frankly.

  • buttmasterflex@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    6 hours ago

    There’s one across the street that captures my home. I fantasize about taking it out in a number of creatively destructive methods.

    • exaybachae@startrek.websiteEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Maybe not here, but post the location to a group of antiflockers, suggest it’s pointing at a home and shouldn’t be, suggest maybe it should be removed.

      You can stay pretty anonymous.

      There are those of us who wouldn’t mind just quietly popping by a week later and taking care of that for ya.

      If any are close by it certainly might get done.

    • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      5 hours ago

      You don’t need to destroy it. A black trash bag over the camera and/or solar panel and wrapped with tape will be sufficient.