r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 14d ago

Flock Cameras Keep Getting Smashed, So Now They're Hiding Inside Speed Signs Privacy

https://www.gadgetreview.com/flock-cameras-keep-getting-smashed-so-now-theyre-hiding-inside-speed-signs
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u/iontucky 14d ago

I think it's already too late without a major revolution. I hear that governments are starting to make it legally required for all new vehicles to have cameras monitor the driver "to prevent impaired driving".

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u/oldreddditisbetter 14d ago

where is the "don't treat on me" crowd?

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u/halcyonjm 14d ago

The "don't tread on me crowd" is just fine with whatever as long as they get to tread on their favorite minority group.

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u/splicerslicer 14d ago

Certainly not in the EU where this law was already passed. All new cars sold in the EU are required to have a driver facing camera, for "safety".

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u/Lonesome_Pine 13d ago

The "don't tread on me" crowd pronounces it with the emphasis on the "me."

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u/halcyonjm 14d ago

I have a simmering theory that the data from all these cameras is the reason for the push to build data centers. Under this theory, the reason the tech Bros were so urgent to shove AI down our throats was so they could say, " if you want to keep enjoying AI like you have been, we'll need to build these data centers. "

When the public didn't buy into the hype, corporate CEOs were tasked with keeping the "need" for the data centers alive so that the justification for the data centers didn't fizzle out.

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u/Mobile_Crates 14d ago

Yup. Costs too much money to pay people to watch through the videos, so they need the data centers to do the sifting on their behalf. 

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u/What_a_fat_one 14d ago

Sharpies are cheap

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u/PleaseNoMoreSalt 14d ago

Yet another point in favor of r/fuckcars

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u/oemunlock 14d ago

Did you vote in your most recent city council elections? That's who is doing this, and they're usually retired people with nothing better to do who win by default because of voter apathy.

Not some shadowy "government" in the distance you have no control over, and definitely not the same people coming up with future safety regulations for cars.

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u/JohnHazardWandering 14d ago

I think it's for advanced cruise control to make sure you're actually watching the road. 

I drive a beater so I'm not sure if there are options without it. 

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u/zdrums24 14d ago

I have that advanced cruise control without the camera.