▲ 515 ▼ Flock, maker of controversial license plate readers, starts to give campaign cash to local politicians (chicago.suntimes.com) submitted 1 day ago by Nobody_Special@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments Among the recipients of the money: Cicero Town President Larry Dominick and Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg, both of whose government agencies use the technology from the Atlanta company.
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 159 points 1 day ago (5 children) Bribes. Just call them bribes. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 29 points 1 day ago (4 children) Probably some extortion here and there where they find it possible, too. It definitely will turn into that as the surveillance authoritarian state advances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (3 children) "Kompromat" is the term we use in Germany for such material. Derives from the practise of eastern block autocracies and their secret services to blackmail foreign politicians into compliance by presenting them with video evidence of their pedophilia and other disgusting crime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) I mean, the ideal solution there would be electing fewer pedophiles, but Western civilization has always seemed to have an issue with ending up with the worst possible people in charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 point 20 hours ago Word. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 23 hours ago* "Extortion" sounds more dramatic in English. Probably partly because it's a word everybody knows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BooBees@fedinsfw.app 29 points 1 day ago (4 children) Probably some extortion here and there where they find it possible, too. It definitely will turn into that as the surveillance authoritarian state advances. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (3 children) "Kompromat" is the term we use in Germany for such material. Derives from the practise of eastern block autocracies and their secret services to blackmail foreign politicians into compliance by presenting them with video evidence of their pedophilia and other disgusting crime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) I mean, the ideal solution there would be electing fewer pedophiles, but Western civilization has always seemed to have an issue with ending up with the worst possible people in charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 point 20 hours ago Word. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 23 hours ago* "Extortion" sounds more dramatic in English. Probably partly because it's a word everybody knows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (3 children) "Kompromat" is the term we use in Germany for such material. Derives from the practise of eastern block autocracies and their secret services to blackmail foreign politicians into compliance by presenting them with video evidence of their pedophilia and other disgusting crime. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) I mean, the ideal solution there would be electing fewer pedophiles, but Western civilization has always seemed to have an issue with ending up with the worst possible people in charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 point 20 hours ago Word. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 23 hours ago* "Extortion" sounds more dramatic in English. Probably partly because it's a word everybody knows. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) I mean, the ideal solution there would be electing fewer pedophiles, but Western civilization has always seemed to have an issue with ending up with the worst possible people in charge. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] ladicius@lemmy.world 1 point 20 hours ago Word. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 23 hours ago* "Extortion" sounds more dramatic in English. Probably partly because it's a word everybody knows. permalink fedilink source parent