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A Cop's Case for Flock (worksinprogress.co)
3 points by mvlipwig 17 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Assuming these cameras capture only license plate data (which cannot, and does not, happen) even the 100% elimination of all vehicle-involved criminal activity (which cannot, and will not, happen) cannot possibly justify the creation of a searchable database of every vehicle-involved non-criminal activity. Especially when access to that database is for sale.

Also a good alternative title for this piece would be “A Thought-Cop’s Case for Big Brother”.


Panopticon and pre-crime are NOT answers in a free society.




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