The world IS getting mass surveillance. The havens for privacy are shrinking. We are becoming the ants in the ant farm.One thing i don’t understand is how pro-surveillance advocates don’t understand that the moment they are not behind the terminal, they are the target.
I've never met anyone who's 'pro surveillance'. I've met ad tech executives and Googlers, though. Have you spoken to them about the world that's been built?
To me it feels like there's a flood of pro surveillance stories wherever I look.<a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-say-license-plate-readers-helped-solve-oak-brook-mall-shooting/3996650/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-say-license-pla...<a href="https://www.alxnow.com/2026/10/02/license-plate-reader-helped-track-down-west-end-murder-suspect-police-chief-says/" rel="nofollow">https://www.alxnow.com/2026/10/02/license-plate-reader-helpe...<a href="https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-credits-automated-license-plate-readers-for-helping-catch-violent-gang-members/article_95383313-17a6-4756-8961-c0de2f83ace2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-credits-automated-licen...<a href="https://www.kcrg.com/2026/09/17/how-license-plate-readers-helped-iowa-police-catch-suspect-fatal-hit-and-run/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kcrg.com/2026/09/17/how-license-plate-readers-he...<a href="https://turnto10.com/news/local/license-plate-cameras-help-solve-providence-killing-reigniting-privacy-debate-sept-21-2026" rel="nofollow">https://turnto10.com/news/local/license-plate-cameras-help-s...<a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-license-plate-readers-have-helped-solve-13-murder-cases-in-2026/" rel="nofollow">https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-poli...
zenapollo · · focus · HN ↗
One thing i don’t understand is how pro-surveillance advocates don’t understand that the moment they are not behind the terminal, they are the target.
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delichon · · focus · HN ↗
<a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-say-license-plate-readers-helped-solve-oak-brook-mall-shooting/3996650/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-say-license-pla...
<a href="https://www.alxnow.com/2026/10/02/license-plate-reader-helped-track-down-west-end-murder-suspect-police-chief-says/" rel="nofollow">https://www.alxnow.com/2026/10/02/license-plate-reader-helpe...
<a href="https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-credits-automated-license-plate-readers-for-helping-catch-violent-gang-members/article_95383313-17a6-4756-8961-c0de2f83ace2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bpd-credits-automated-licen...
<a href="https://www.kcrg.com/2026/09/17/how-license-plate-readers-helped-iowa-police-catch-suspect-fatal-hit-and-run/" rel="nofollow">https://www.kcrg.com/2026/09/17/how-license-plate-readers-he...
<a href="https://turnto10.com/news/local/license-plate-cameras-help-solve-providence-killing-reigniting-privacy-debate-sept-21-2026" rel="nofollow">https://turnto10.com/news/local/license-plate-cameras-help-s...
<a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-police-license-plate-readers-have-helped-solve-13-murder-cases-in-2026/" rel="nofollow">https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/albuquerque-poli...
lazide · · focus · HN ↗