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San Francisco has become a laboratory for police surveillance after early resistance; SFPD recorded 700 drone flights last month, up from 93 in February 2025 (sfstandard.com)

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[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The way to defeat this for good is through the political process. This is the real way to deal with it that will have a lasting effect.

The way to defeat this for a weekend is a free evening and a map. In case some criminal organization hacked into the cameras and they were an active danger to the people actively opposing those criminals, this would give our heros some time to restore order.