"Once they understand what the technology actually does -- not what it might do in 50 years, not what someone thinks it could do, but what it actually does, day in and day out, it takes a picture of a car -- most people go, 'This makes a lot of sense. I want my kids to be safe.'"
He argues that all it does it takes pictures of license plates. And then says how it keeps children safe. 🤨
Meanwhile in my county they used it to peep in on a children's gymnastics class. Meanwhile multiple cops have been arrested for using it to stalk people. Meanwhile I see them surrounding a low income housing area.
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UnpopularCrow@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 28d
"Once they understand what the technology actually does -- not what it might do in 50 years, not what someone thinks it could do, but what it actually does, day in and day out, it takes a picture of a car -- most people go, 'This makes a lot of sense. I want my kids to be safe.'"
He argues that all it does it takes pictures of license plates. And then says how it keeps children safe. 🤨
JackbyDev@programming.dev · 13 pts · 28d
Meanwhile in my county they used it to peep in on a children's gymnastics class. Meanwhile multiple cops have been arrested for using it to stalk people. Meanwhile I see them surrounding a low income housing area.
Marija_@programming.dev · 4 pts · 28d
Mass surveillance always expands beyond its promise.