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buttmasterflex
piefed.social

Man, when the fucking LAPD is concerned about civil liberties, you know it's pretty damn bad.

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ChicoSuave
lemmy.world

Great. Are the cameras coming down? Or is Flock now doing unpaid surveillance?

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Sergioreply
piefed.social

... it’s unclear if Flock’s cameras will continue recording in absence of an active contract. According to ABC7, the police department is seeking new language in its contract addressing privacy and data storage concerns.
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Flock said it was confident that the company could “clear up the current misconceptions” that led to the contract’s end.

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Zedstrianreply
sopuli.xyz

So they're not actually severing ties, just looking to amend the contract with terms addressing the strawman issue of data security, rather than the real issue of mass surveillance.

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Dryad
lemmy.world

With perfect surveillance, any crime would be solvable. But zero privacy means there’s no true freedom.

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LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire, citing 'serious concerns' over civil liberties and privacy | Spyke