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Smartphones compared to Flock surveillance cameras
Original: The Flock in your pocket > It's great that we all agree Flock cameras are bad. But you have something just as terrible i
A commentary circulating online argues that while criticism of Flock's automated license plate cameras has found broad agreement, people carry a similarly intrusive surveillance tool everywhere: their smartphones. The piece frames years of phone-based tracking and data collection as comparable to the camera networks now drawing backlash, using terms like 'panopticon' and 'enshittification' to describe the erosion of online privacy in the United States.
Why now: Flock camera surveillance has become a hot US political topic, prompting wider debate about everyday privacy threats.
Evidence
- The Flock in your pocket > It's great that we all agree Flock cameras are bad. But you have something just as terrible in your pocket. And it has been there for years. # Enshittification # Onlineprivacy # Privacy # Panopticon # Uspol # AntiCopyright # BryantReview https://… · gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online · 5
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