I scroll YouTube shorts (I’m weak) and there’s a guy there who does traffic safety systems and calls out how flock cameras in the “clear zone” don’t have shear-off poles. They’re a menace on many levels.

If nobody owns it, presumably it's not a crime to destroy or possess them

I really hope governments start getting sued for this sort of thing, along with using Cloud flare, requiring JavaScript, etc.

The sooner you stop supporting artists that use Twitter, the sooner they'll switch to a different platform.

If only governments and politicians would “pull their cords” off twitter.🙃

Yes, but, þere's value to þe rest of us in resisting strong-arm tactics by companies such as þis. If it's expensive and lose enough, it'll be a less effective tool for repression.

It's useful for generating RSS feeds for artists that are primarily active on there instead of Mastodon/Misskey/Bluesky

Maybe time for people to cut the cord. I can't think of anything people need a Twitter mirror for.

ALL the surveillance tools are worrisome.

Shame on that one woman for interrupting her speech.

That sounds nice. Now implement it like this...

User enters username and password then enters the Prompt.
The Prompt gets generated into a request form.
In the form, then the user fills the reasoning behind the prompt and attaches the required documentation and sends the request document to the Court.
This document gets archived for eternity and also reaches the Court along with the full history of the user.
The Court assigns the request to those that process warrants. After processing, if the request is accepted, then it goes to a judge that checks it and gives its digital signature, to create an acceptance token.
This token then goes back to the user's system which then causes the Prompt to be passed to the AI interface.

The same for all follow-up prompts.

Yes, but it's usually in cases of sexual assault.

I'm already running instances of Calibre for ebooks and Audiobookshelf for audiobooks and podcasts, both paired with Shelfmark, which is kinda like Seerr for audio-/ebooks.

or for shiity Bluesky

This is only a gov backdoor into alredy collcted data.

They don't just want to spy on us, they are trying to strong-arm a free coupon like the US gov has.

So its more like abusive parents screaming about what's best for a kid, that they're traumatising currently.

There's no such thing as a backdoor for good guys only.

This is much more benign than I was expecting when I saw the headline with "Republican" and "kids" in it.

If you say "GrapheneOS may be the best, but you should treat it as untrustworthy.", is it fair to single it out as the "BackdoorOS"? It seems more like your position is that no closed source hatdware can be trusted? On that level we also can't trust any software because of Ken Thompsons "Reflections on trusting trust". So is your point that phones/computers can't be trusted in general, or that GrapheneOS is especially unsafe compared to available alternatives?

YSK: Flock is not the only brand of ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader). Its the brand/company that is receiving the most negative press, which means other companies providing the same service are quietly sneaking into towns and cities.

If you drive in an area covered by an ALPR-networked camera, your vehicle’s movements may already be in a searchable database. As the tools for building these systems become more widely available, the pressure for clearer rules about who may collect vehicle-location data, on whom, and for how long is unlikely to ease

Two website to be stay informed where these cameras are located in your neighbors and or province for Canadians (as well as south of the boarder for US citizens are listed below).

https://maps.panopti.ca/?lat=43.7873&lng=-79.5500&zoom=10.24

https://flockcameralocations.com/locations/canada

If you find a camera in your neighborhood that appears to be a ALPR feel free to add it to either of the two websites. All locations are added to OSP (Open Street Maps).

As always keep reaching our to your local city council to ask where are these cameras being installed, how long is the information being retained, who is accessing these systems, and who is keeping the individuals accessing these systems accountable?

“Republican,” “kids,” and “without permission” seems to be a share of terms I see together often.

Why is it that every time I see a pic of these entrenched right-wingers, I find myself looking at... oh, nevermind. :S

Right.... I'm sure everyone will do that before using it.