‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

How we learned to stop worrying and love campus surveillance

269 points · 139 comments · cdrnsf

  1. collyw · · focus · HN ↗
    Has any of this surveillance bullshit reduced the number of incidents that occurred where they have been installed? I find it terrifying.
    1. Our_Benefactors · · focus · HN ↗
      Yes, flock cameras basically solved the problem with San Fran car breakins.
      1. samudrijan · · focus · HN ↗
        No one from the city calls it San Fran.
        1. musicale · · focus · HN ↗
          Wikipedia claims it's used by "non-native residents" - who, it might be argued, are "from" the city since they happen to live there.

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nicknames_of_San_Francisco" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Nicknames_of_San_Francisco

        2. Our_Benefactors · · focus · HN ↗
          You don’t have to be from the city to read a crime chart. What kind of absurd gatekeeping is this?
          1. defrost · · focus · HN ↗
            You do have to put some effort into understanding crime and prosecution figures though.

            Was it actually flock that saw the cratering of car breakins in 2024 - or was it the increase in successful prosecutions following the passing of SB 905 which closed the &quot;locked door loophole&quot; ?

Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.