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Cops Are Using Flock to Spy on People for the Crime of Standing Around (theintercept.com)
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Police scanned Flock cameras in a single town in Illinois more than 1,200 times to investigate cases of loitering.

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[โ€“] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 day ago

Reminder since it's coming up, October is International Mass Surveillance Appreciation Month! Don't forget to stock up on all the holiday essentials:

  • Sporting equipment (for baseball / cricket / street hockey games with the fam)
  • Spraypaint / spray foam / adhesive tape / stickers (for decorating all around your home)
  • Cable snips (for the traditional "cutting of the cord" opening ceremony)
  • Drywall stilts (for the slenderman dance)
  • High-coverage clothing and headwear (for the masquerade ball)

Halloween is often a busy time for law enforcement so please be conscientious about when you observe IMSAM. But, as they say, better late than never!

Hope you all have a safe and productive IMSAM. Remember, you don't have to celebrate all the time, but if everyone celebrates a little bit, the season can last all year ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค