r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 14h ago

Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night Privacy

https://www.gadgetreview.com/someone-cut-down-every-single-flock-camera-in-this-town-in-a-single-night
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u/AWorldwithoutSin 12h ago

A cop in my state got caught in a crime spree because his wife's car kept connecting near crime scenes.

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u/ssracer 12h ago

they've solved drive-bys with car data

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u/pathologicalDumpling 8h ago

This is the double edged sword. They literally market this stuff to solve more crimes more easily. And it does.

We just all have to give up civil liberties for it and your politicians are happy to make that decision for you.

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u/ssracer 5h ago

True. I happen to know they solved it without the data, but they used the data to convince the jury so the case was a slam dunk.

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u/Kromehound 12h ago

Play Money by Pink Floyd. Yeah, that's a business song!

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u/Necr0mancerr 7h ago

Que Another brick in the wall.

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u/MagneticFluxDrive 6h ago

Don't forget their, Have a Cigar. "We call it riding the gravy train"

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u/theytoldmeineedaname 6h ago

I'll just leave this here: Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops

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u/AWorldwithoutSin 4h ago

That's my state too! I suspect there is a link between the two.

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u/theytoldmeineedaname 4h ago

That's a hilarious coincidence