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Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags (www.404media.co)
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Regretful cities aren't sure how to cancel their surveillance contracts, so they are literally covering their cameras.

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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I read the beginning of the title as "Cities are Cowering" and now I think it could easily be a part of an alternate title.

Like your the damn government... Just remove the devices, tell Flock where they can pick them up in the next two weeks otherwise they will be sold as is on open market and pay the termination fee or potential lawsuit. Cities get sued like all the time and I am confident even a moderately competent lawyer could find a cheap way out.