Christine Hall on Nostr: Flock started out by pitching its cameras — with built-in license plate readers — ...
Flock started out by pitching its cameras — with built-in license plate readers — to the kind of people with money to blow to keep unwanted people (read: not white) out of their neighborhoods. It soon expanded past the gated community market, courting cops who wanted to use the tech to track unwanted people (read: not white) who might be driving around in cars and existing Because Flock Can’t Be Trusted, Cities Are Covering Cameras With Garbage Bags
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