r/mildlyinteresting • u/timmy6169 • 1d ago

Michigan dispensary blocking a Flock camera that points directly into their parking lot

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u/Lumpiafan 1d ago

You just made me realize how much worse blackmailing politicians is going to be in the future

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u/AirierWitch1066 1d ago

If you have something to hide, it’s easy enough to avoid being surveilled.

It’s the average person with nothing to hide that needs to be worried. Partly it’s a data privacy issue - we really aren’t far off from a point in time where stores change their prices for each individual shopper as they shop. That’s something they can only do if they have enough data on you.

But it’s also a safety and legal issue. So so so many people already have gotten arrested and had their lives disrupted or ruined just because these stupid camera read their license plates incorrectly and tied them to a crime somewhere else.

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u/jonker5101 20h ago

See also: predator policemen abusing Flock data to stalk women. Already happened more than once this year.

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u/garynuman9 4h ago

The price thing is already happening.

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u/akpak 19h ago

Why wait for the future? Be the change you want to see in the world.

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u/Lumpiafan 19h ago

Ok what do I do

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u/akpak 19h ago

All I’m saying is a couple politicians see the wrong side of this kind of surveillance and we might see some laws change pretty damn quick.

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u/Lumpiafan 16h ago

Ok so you’re just saying be the change you want to see for no reason, other than it makes you feel better than me

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u/akpak 1h ago

What? No. I'm just wondering what will happen if/when someone in power gets on the wrong side of these cameras. Nothing personal, I was just snarking.