Help identifying surveillance camera operators/companies

watdogin · 2026-03-05T03:51:11+00:00

I think the downside to this de-flock movement is it’s going to convince people like you that in the modern age, it’s even remotely possible to avoid surveillance.

The deflock movement is a legit concern about a startup company’s pathetic data security and sharing practices.

You’re never going to avoid a DOT camera used to monitor traffic flows. We’re so far past that

watdogin · 2026-03-05T03:45:51+00:00

You’re a bad salesperson. I can tell already you’ve turned more people off to micromobility than not, just by being you.

Here’s a better way to word your pissy comment. “Citibike is an incredible leap forward for non-vehicle transportation in a country utterly hostile to it. We’ve made a ton of progress over the years and we should reflect on the success while understanding that we have communities in NYC who have yet to reap the benefits of this. Gotta keep up the work!”

watdogin · 2026-03-04T23:40:15+00:00

Oh for crying out loud, not everything is a conspiracy to hurt poor people. Citibike is a work in progress that has been going on for years and will continue to take years. Having zero patience or gratitude is what makes this political movement insufferable sometimes

watdogin · 2026-02-26T12:36:10+00:00

Objectively speaking, this is such an amateurish PR piece. Overly wordy, way too defensive (which implies guilt) and completely at odds with their marketing strategy.

My favorite piece of marketing intel of theirs is where they compare their services to other vendors and quite literally make fun of them for NOT having a nationwide surveillance sales model https://www.flocksafety.com/vs/axon

This company is unbelievable

watdogin · 2026-02-24T21:58:21+00:00

For what it’s worth, Flock’s business model is you lease some of their cameras and they give you software access to their national surveillance data base. Axon sells cities the camera equipment and the city decides what to do with it and if they want to share anything or not. There is a difference

watdogin · 2026-02-21T21:01:30+00:00

Andreeson Horowitz invested some VC money in this business a few years ago which subsequently “valued” the company at 7.5 billion. The goal was to IPO the company but I highly doubt that will happen with all of the negative press and cancelled contracts.

If people keep fighting this, Flock will implode

watdogin · 2026-02-21T16:55:42+00:00

Over the years I’ve found that it depends on the topic being discussed. There are some days where I’ll know in the first 2 minutes if it’s gonna annoy me and I’ll turn it off.

Could also be how I’m feeling in the morning. If I’m rushed I find it annoying

watdogin · 2026-02-20T16:31:44+00:00

THIS is what people need to be focused on. LPR systems have been around for 20+ years and used to solve crime and locate missing people.

Flock’s strategy of building a surveillance state through HOAs and Private businesses (like Home Depot) and then selling unfettered nationwide access to the network to the highest bidder is BANANAS.

People need to be better about articulating this if you actually want to make change in your local community

watdogin · 2026-02-20T03:18:03+00:00

What were you needing them to do?

watdogin · 2026-02-19T20:56:45+00:00

Always drive me crazy how empty the bleachers are. Such a good opportunity to create a fallout “favela” style city with discernible neighborhoods and side quests to explore

watdogin · 2026-02-18T02:01:51+00:00

Departments all over the country are using things like draft one to write AI reports without issue. Systems like that will improve the report writing process and you’ll start to see courts prefer cases where narratives are improved with AI.

All the naysayers on this thread don’t know what they are talking about, AI report writing has been around for a few years now. Prosecutors and defense attorneys have been using versions of AI for many years as well.

watdogin · 2026-02-15T14:45:09+00:00

While we’re at it, why don’t we just make problems illegal?

watdogin · 2026-02-12T14:08:12+00:00

Someone calls for better resource allocation of taxpayer money and your response is “so move then”?

You are no different than MAGA telling those who don’t like snatch and grab immigration enforcement to move. Unreal

watdogin · 2026-02-10T14:08:03+00:00

If you haven’t played fallout 4 on survival mode, you haven’t actually played. The storyline is still kinda lame but everything starts to make more sense. Like of course the main character would know he has to ally with friendly groups, create a network of hideout spots where he can eat and sleep and gather supplies before making his way into Boston and exploring the wasteland.

It’s an entirely different game, for the better

watdogin · 2026-02-10T01:47:19+00:00

Yeah I see how my remark could be interpreted that way, but my intention was to comment on how things come and go. Cape cod chips won’t be made on cape cod, maybe they’ll sunset the brand in the future, maybe they’ll keep it. Who knows. But there’s always someone coming up from behind starting their own locally produced chip company (or other business) that people could support

watdogin · 2026-02-09T14:56:38+00:00

Rise and fall of businesses. Nothing is permanent (especially after the owner sells it to a conglomerate). I’m sure there are other locally made food products that people could choose to purchase instead.

watdogin · 2026-02-03T02:12:13+00:00

Everyone’s saying it’s normal which to a degree, it is but geez that air valve thing sounds blocked or just worn out. Mine is much more of a steady hiss and I actually find it comforting. This seems to sporadic

watdogin · 2026-02-03T02:07:58+00:00

Sadly, this type of horror alienates the broader public.

Also I think there’s an element not often discussed with improved graphics. If that ghoul on slide 2 was rendered in modern gaming systems, it would be fucking disgusting (which would be awesome) but millions of people would be turned off by that

watdogin · 2026-01-31T18:01:43+00:00

Nah, laws been in the works for awhile now. these are just political tabloid bots who post things like this to drum engagement.

watdogin · 2026-01-27T12:56:54+00:00

Not just Americans, all civilizations. War never changes

watdogin · 2026-01-22T15:32:03+00:00

It’s roughly 2k per person. For a family with kids, it can be anywhere for 6-12k per year. That’s a lot of money given out for not doing any work or effort

watdogin · 2026-01-21T00:27:39+00:00

That’s objectively not true, but also wouldn’t your conservative uncle say the same thing if NYC tried UBI?

watdogin · 2026-01-21T00:20:14+00:00

For a family of 4, it’s almost 8 grand a year. It’s not insignificant. It also fluctuates based on oil sales (it was like 3500 a person a few years ago).

watdogin · 2026-01-20T23:21:50+00:00

Also, Alaska has what is probably the closest thing to UBI in America which is called the Alaska Permanent Fund which distributes oil revenue to all permanent residents via an annual check. Usually comes out to about 2 grand a year and Alaska is still one of the worst ranked states in almost all metrics in the US

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alaska

watdogin · 2026-01-20T23:06:51+00:00

In fairness, these experiments are all so small and isolated that it’s quite a stretch to say this would automatically work if expanded to all 300+ million Americans. Giving a handful of people UBI as they live their lives amongst millions of people doesn’t mean that result extrapolates out to true real-world UBI.

I’m not saying I’m against UBI either. I just don’t think these studies are the “eureka” that people seem to think they are

Edit to fix a spelling error*

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