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Flock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken Offline

205 points · 101 comments · bookofjoe

  1. rglover · · focus · HN ↗
    IMO, when they have to hide, that's the beginning of the end. Too many people are aware of the what/why now. And above all else, once the tables turn on elected officials and they realize they're under the same surveillance, I bet their tune will change (likely due to a public egg-on-face moment involving illegal or suspicious activity). If people keep the pressure on, this will be a "remember when" rather quickly.
    1. Cider9986 · · focus · HN ↗
      Government officials should be highly transparent. Privacy for the people, transparency for the government.
      1. awesome_dude · · focus · HN ↗
        There's a balance that needs to be struck, politicians are humans too
        1. atmavatar · · focus · HN ↗
          Politicians are humans who knowingly choose to enter public office for the sake of exercising power, whether for altruistic or nefarious reasons (or some combination thereof).

          The power is why politicians deserve greater scrutiny than the average person, and anyone who wants to keep their privacy intact can choose not to run for office. The loss of privacy (usually at the hands of the press) is already an implied cost of running for and holding office.

          1. marcus_holmes · · focus · HN ↗
            I generally agree, but want to point out that recently politicians have come under physical attack by supporters of their political enemies. In the USA there have been actual killings of politicians. Elsewhere there have been assaults.

            If exposing their data leads them to be attacked more, then we need to be careful with this.

            1. awesome_dude · · focus · HN ↗
              See: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Murder_of_Jo_Cox" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Murder_of_Jo_Cox

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

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