Turns out all Flock needed to do was ask the police for permission, and now they can have ai cameras monitoring the world. The "didn't ask permission" aspect was not at all hard to remedy; the local elements of the state are more than encouraging about AI powered mass surveillance at a very fine fine level.

Will Flock be able to use this data themselves? Will they be allowed to sell this data to others? At what level? How much will they charge me to track a red Nissan with roof racks all day for a day?

Just two weeks ago a federal court gave copsa thumbs up on installing a camera watching someone's home & comings & goings, for 68 days straight. And here the state is watching the entire city at once. The availability of these capabilities is so remarkably high, and it's hard to imagine how democracy gets a say in reconciling these new powers of the state. Meanwhile the courts are happily making more room than ever for the state. https://qz.com/feds-can-film-your-front-porch-without-warran...