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Privacy groups warn that flying plate readers could expand surveillance far beyond roadside cameras.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

AI bros who don't take "no" for an answer are the same people as cops are the same people as rapists are the same people as republicans are the same people as pedophiles are the same people as bots pushers are the same people who fucking ruin everything

It's the "I know better than you" people

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

Yup. They're all over the perv-glasses threads telling people they have no right to privacy and it's no different that a cell phone camera. meanwhile, they're posting upskirts and downshirts, stalking videos, harassment, outright racist hate shit, all recorded with their cute lil fuckin perv-glasses.

And meta keeps putting facial recognition shit in the APIs but denying it.

the sad part is, they could be great tools for the disabled, but a bunch of shitkids have already ruined that use because meta wants profits more than helping people or -haha- letting people have privacy.

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[–] edg@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A machine is being built, designed to stamp on a human face forever. We have to strangle it while it's still in the cradle.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

The window is closing rapidly

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[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

there are many ways to counter these

[–] lordziv@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Awesome gif, what show is this from?

[–] thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

hazbin hotel

it's alastor the radio demon

also part of it is a reference to how when he is on camera (in-world cameras) the camera feeds glitch out

his main enemy is tv demon vox, who is a surveillance capitalist (vox runs the surveillance, social media, news, and porn industries in hell)

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 1 day ago (4 children)

If they only go 60 they ain't catching up to me 🤷‍♂️

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[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That gonna cost so much money to replace

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Much harder and much more illegal to interfere with a drone; I'd be shocked if these needed replacing due to vandalism at all, let alone as frequently as people take out terrestrial Flock cameras.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

IDK I got plenty of 338 ready to go 🤷

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

dam tahs fukin tuff

[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (25 children)

Ahhhh, there's ways to take out drones without anyone noticing. My favorite is a microwave Canon and the drone will fall out of the sky onto hard ground.

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[–] solidheron@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (6 children)

It's hilarious how toxic the replies are, Lemmy users are out here trying to fight

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[–] IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It feels like death will soon be better than existence.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago

"When death is no longer the worst alternative, there will be revolution."

  • my highschool history teacher
[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

And thats when we have nothing to lose. We free ourselves or die trying.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

You can build a net gun to disable these without any of the 2A paperwork. All you need is PVC, net, a sprinkler valve, and a blow gun (the kind you use to release compressed air). If you can build a potato cannon you can build a net gun.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 70 points 2 days ago (21 children)

Most depressing read of the week. RIP Bill of Rights.

https://aerocorner.com/blog/legally-take-down-drone/

Can I shoot down a drone?

It is illegal to shoot a drone out of the sky, even when the drone is flying over private property.

Is it legal to jam a drone?

Jamming any type of radio signal is illegal.

Can drones fly over houses?

Drones can legally fly over houses in most areas.

What should I do if I feel that a drone is invading my privacy?

If you believe that a drone is infringing on your right to privacy, there are several options available. You can contact the owner of the drone and ask them to stop flying it in your vicinity, report it to local law enforcement or file a complaint with the FAA.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

Fucking hell...

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So its legal to shoot someone on your property if you have a sign about it on your fence but illegal to take down a drone? Feels like those priorities are pretty baclwards...

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

It's an extension of noble privilege, like Fox Hunting.. Only rich people fly, so drones are as protected as rich people.

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is illegal to shoot a drone out of the sky

Yeah well, it's illegal to hold an insurrection against the US government, kidnap and imprison foreign country leaders, serially rape both adults and children, and defraud US elections, but it would seem being illegal doesn't actually mean anything.

[–] TrippingBalls@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

All depends on who is committing the crimes... You know that

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah... I think the solution is more crime.

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (10 children)

Pretty soon they'll just have drones in the air monitoring large public events. Then smaller events. Most definitely any kind of protest.

Technology is advancing faster than the ability of our aging, decrepit electorate to regulate it.

[–] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (36 children)

Big thanks to all the leftists who stayed home because their local Democrat wasn't left enough for them.

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