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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by vablings on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:38PM (#48895191)
It's astonishing to me that the largest tech hubs in the world do not have the money to invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city. There are a lot of very talented engineers who would work on a project like this. Also simply putting a person in between the information would certainly reduce the profile for abuse with stalking and harassing people
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by crote on Monday July 13, 2026 @02:10PM (#48896495)
Isn't it obvious? There's way more profit in building a Torment Nexus.
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by staplers on Monday July 13, 2026 @12:56PM (#48895479) 

  do not have the money to invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city
That would render the city liable for handling the data which is already politically volatile. In America, if it's a commercial entity doing it then there is no liability and you can just fold the company if something bad happens.
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by vablings on Monday July 13, 2026 @01:00PM (#48895563)
Well according to Flock, the data is actually owned by the city and they are already responsible. This is just private sector loopholing
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by bigbuppo on Monday July 13, 2026 @03:16PM (#48897410)
And in reality, it's a handwave. The city will refer you to Flock, and then Flock will cancel the contract, but leave the cameras up, so now there's no customer. Funny that.
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Re:LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire by chasd00 on Monday July 13, 2026 @05:46PM (#48899344)
> Invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city.

you unrealistic expectations of a city government's ability to do anything different than it has always done.

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