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Sensing He's in Deep Trouble, Flock Safety CEO Says It's All Been a Big Misunderstanding (futurism.com)
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[–] 38 points 2 months ago (4 children)

There is this recurring theme of comments I keep seeing. "If you think this is bad, well it's nothing new, you should know what's been going on the whole time!".

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  • [–] 22 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I see it more as "This is a symptom of greater problems, we need to attack the root cause and not just react to the surface level stuff that's most obvious"

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    Why not both?

    Sure attack the real cause. That's the real work, the hard work, it takes time but is the only lasting solution.

    But let's not make it EASY for them! Take out the Flock cameras everywhere every time they're spotted, and fight new installations before they happen. Make it clear that public opinion is against them, that they're anti-safety implements that erode civil society and abolishing them should be the first step in reclaiming the basic rights of humanity, such as privacy and bodily autonomy.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    That's not my attitude at all.

    The basic "they really are spying on you" issue at the heart of the Flock scandal has bubbled up before, abuses have come to light before, there was alarm and pushback before, and then nothing in particular changed before, and the surveillance came to be accepted as the status quo before.

    I don't want this go the same way. How can we connect this version to a bigger picture of freedom and liberty, instead of letting the news story run its course, letting it fade away, as has happened every other time?

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