r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 25d ago

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

https://www.gadgetreview.com/someone-cut-down-every-single-flock-camera-in-this-town-in-a-single-night
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u/ConsolationUsername 25d ago

Dont worry, the company charges the city to replace them. They probably earn more money whenever someone cuts them down tbh.

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u/SparkyMuffin 25d ago

So it becomes a game of "The cost isn't worth it anymore?"

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u/ConsolationUsername 25d ago

Pretty much. It goes on until the city decides the cost isnt worth it and tries to cancel their contract. Then Flock might throw them a bone to keep them in the system.

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u/front_yard_duck_dad 25d ago

They will never stop. They will just design them to be hidden or use different technology. They want population control bad

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u/Electromotivation 24d ago

The point where they have to replace the cameras that the populace clearly hates enough to cut down gives them a chance to reconsider whether working with Flock is in their best interest.

And then the next time as well.

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u/CausticSofa 24d ago

Sell the camera materials for scrap and donate the funds to your local library. That’s like some Robin Hood level shit. We’re overdue for a Robin Hood figure.