'Darth Vader' Wants Flock in San Diego (www.404media.co)
from fubarx@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 20 Aug 23:36
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FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works on 20 Aug 23:53 next collapse

This is good. Humor is surprisingly effective in getting others on-side.

The article has another link, I can only read a little, but it’s funny,

Protesting Flock, Arizona Man Presents Plan to Surveil Government Official

“I’ve spent the last several months talking to people all over Casa Grande, and one thing keeps coming up: Safety. So, today I’m excited to announce a new company called Shepherd Safety,” he said. “Our mission is simple. Keep government officials and their families safe.” It would be no different than how the city monitors its citizens using Flock cameras, he said.

He said he’d already started compiling profiles on their vehicles, spouses vehicles, children’s vehicles, and planned to combine that data with Bluetooth signals, advertising IDs, and commercial data sources, “so our authorized users can replay the movements of every government official and their immediate family,” he said. Local businesses would be invited to join the network, to “protect” officials while they shop, eat at restaurants […]

melroy@kbin.melroy.org on 21 Aug 00:47 next collapse

Wait dark vader is Anakin Skywalker, so wtf is he's saying?

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz on 21 Aug 01:01 next collapse

I sure hope he doesn’t alter the deal any further.

willington@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 21 Aug 05:50 collapse

I want body cameras and body microphones on all the billionaires.

Lets flip the script. The billionaires are a source of danger. They require live monitoring so long as they exist.

“The cameras are protecting you from the guillotines. We want you to stay healthy and safe, mr. billionaire.”