In both case, there is a populist pushback. Data centers are anathema in many counties throughout the country. Even Mike Rogers has called for a one year moratorium. Flock as an issue has less visible nationally but where it's been implemented it's faced fever-hot resistance.
You may be surprised.
Fock Fluck Cameras! After the American taxpayer financed, Chinese made, WuFlu scamdemic, the unibrow Empire can’t be trusted.
It’s a decent winning issue to go against spying on Americans. People don’t want flock cameras
They don’t want their cars spying on them and sending the data to insurance companies either
As far as Data centers go, the country is 50% unoccupied , im sure they can find places to put these buildings where no one would even see them
I have seen many lame threads on FR over the years, but this one has hit rock bottom. A star wars character? What the heck?
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I am against intrusive technology like Flock cameras and all the other may ones, but but this is a joke.
The American Civil Liberties Union, one of the company’s primary critics that has several pending cases against Flock
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Is this is the same ACLU that was AWOL during the Covid shutdowns? I guess they’ve awoken from their slumber.
Consider Victor Sheymov who entered Eighth KGB Directorate in 1971. When he escaped U.S.S.R. in 1980, he directed KGB cipher communications worldwide, and as such was the highest-ranking intelligence official to defect.
Victor’s first obstacle for executing escape plans was contacting a KIO. He circumvented multi-level surveillance preventing foreign contacts. KGB tactics included agents posing as foreigners, permanent listening and optical devises in restaurants and hotels, and stationary surveillance by Seventh Directorate “traffic officers” or agents in covert stations with powerful optics.
Such elaborate, labor-intensive methods proved effective because U.S.S.R. restricted foreigner’s travels. Those from NATO countries received special attention, and qualified for up to sixteen surveillance teams, and for planted vehicle homing devices. Restricted travel meant direction-monitoring towers provided real time vehicle locations.
Just because you are not paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you. Victor escaped the Soviet Union, but where do we go?
In before the FLOCK APOLOGISTS telling us that Flocks are no different than cell phones. Several times I’ve asked them to tell me a practical and legal way to buy a quart of milk with triggering one or more of the Flocks in my neighborhood and being entered into a national database. Obviously, I could leave my cell phone at home, if I wanted...I want to hear their practical and legal solution to avoiding Flocks.
...and NO, they have NEVER tried to respond, not even admitting that there’s a HUGE DIFFERENCE...and that makes me wonder just who do they really work for?
I’m trying to understand this new Flock craze... Haven’t traffic cameras been out for like 20 years or more? Why ios it now getting everyone’s panties in a twist??
A beautiful appeal to absurdity. Nicely done.
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I asked the Google bot a few questions about these cameras today.
Google bot said:
No foreign state or intelligence agency owns Metropolis, Flock Safety, or Axon;
these are American commercial enterprises funded by standard venture capital and public stock markets.
For example, Metropolis is a private American technology venture backed by major U.S. investment firms like Eldridge Industries and BGO, while Axon is a publicly traded U.S. company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker AXON.
Because these companies are legally structured in the United States, they must answer directly to American regulations and court orders, regardless of where they license their engineering components or host their servers.
If you are experiencing persistent stress, anxiety, or a feeling of being unsafely monitored by these public camera networks, it can be helpful to discuss these experiences with a trusted local professional. You can reach out to compassionate, confidential support networks right here:
211: Dial 2-1-1 from any phone to connect with local resources, health services, and community support in your area.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Dial or text 988 for free, confidential, 24/7 mental health support and a safe space to speak with a trained professional.
Please let me know if you would like assistance finding local wellness resources or patient advocacy groups in your area.
Here’s the YouTube of the hearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xOURK7-UMs
The guy does a pretty good Darth Vader.