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minus-squareiopqlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·7 days agoThere are thousands of cases of finding missing persons using cameras https://www.whsv.com/2026/08/01/deputy-uses-flock-cameras-find-missing-girl-less-than-30-minutes/ If you compare to 50 instances of abuse, is that a good tradeoff
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoIt’s not a good trade off. Just because dystopian surveillance sometimes does something good does not outweigh all the bad it does on a regular basis
minus-squareiopqlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoThat’s a valid opinion, but let’s not pretend it’s all downside.
There are thousands of cases of finding missing persons using cameras
https://www.whsv.com/2026/08/01/deputy-uses-flock-cameras-find-missing-girl-less-than-30-minutes/
If you compare to 50 instances of abuse, is that a good tradeoff
It’s not a good trade off. Just because dystopian surveillance sometimes does something good does not outweigh all the bad it does on a regular basis
That’s a valid opinion, but let’s not pretend it’s all downside.