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Across the US, people are dismantling and destroying Flock surveillance cameras. Anger over ICE connections and privacy violations is fueling the sabotage. (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 66 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Similar to what happened in Hong Kong a few years back when the CCP introduced metal telephone poles chock full of monitoring equipment and cameras.

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  • [–] 60 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Offtopic, but it's sad how all discussion about Hong Kong just slipped away into the void. I think this is the first time I've seen it mentioned in almost a year.

    One of my friends just didn't even remember it happening, he thought I was making it up at first.

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  • [–] 20 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    It’s sad, but I don’t think there’s much else that can be done. I guess it’s all running how the CCP wants it now? (Or are there still protests we just don’t hear about?)

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Beijing inserted candidates into the local elections, won power and passed sweeping National Security laws which allowed for mass arrests and the breaking up of pro-democracy institutions. The key people in the movement were jailed. New laws, mass arrests and detainment effectively ended protests.

    TL;DR: it was crushed.

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