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Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days ago

Flock, maker of controversial license plate readers, starts to give campaign cash to local politicians

chicago.suntimes.com

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Flock, maker of controversial license plate readers, starts to give campaign cash to local politicians

chicago.suntimes.com

Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 days ago
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Among the recipients of the money: Cicero Town President Larry Dominick and Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg, both of whose government agencies utilize the technology from the Atlanta company.
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  • Carl [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    i love that people are pissed about flock, hopefully that piss transfers to the next license plate reader company that follows in the wake of the ban wave

    • Kumikommunism [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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      It’s not really in the wake. Axon has arguably a larger presence already, and there are several other companies already doing the same, with none of the attention Flock gets.

  • Kumikommunism [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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    “license plate readers”

    Ah, the media is still doing this bullshit propaganda, huh? I thought we were past this.

    • PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      And here I was, thinking they’d moved on to strictly calling them “ALPR”. Disinformation loooves a good acronym! (we’re so fucked lmao)

  • ziggurter [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    There’s more than one way to “lobby”. I wonder how Halloween went.

  • Florn [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    Were they not doing this already? Were local politicians doing it for free?

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      Right? One way or another, city governments absorbing vehement popular rejection has been sweetened to an unusual degree this entire time

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    They are so incompetent, you’re supposed to get the politicians in your pocket before the public absolutely despises you, so that nothing will be done. All they’re doing with this is making it obvious which politicians have 0 career survival instincts.

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    What is “corruption”, anyway? It’s just a word.

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    I find it surprising this behavior is new…

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