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Everyone saw this coming but it's terrifying to watch it become a reality.

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[–] RoidingOldMan@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

It's a little weird to see them celebrating the surveillance state that they are creating. A system like this is wide open for abuse.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago

It is abuse.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There’s so Roko’s Basalisk shit going on with fascism like this.

If we build the surveillance state, surely we’ll be the ones to benefit from it. And if we don’t we’ll be punished by the people who do.

False. You’ll be punished anyways.

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ring: Fuck it, we Flock now.

[–] Bomnam@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

Funny enough they actually just recently ended their partnership with flock, possibly hinting that they're looking to compete with them.

[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago

Who could’ve predicted this?! Except literally everyone

[–] sbbq@lemmy.zip 14 points 2 weeks ago

I'm shocked, I tell you! Shocked! Well, not that shocked.

[–] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

They’re competing for government contracts and tax payer money, right?

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Numinous_Ylem@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Have any members of congress or state legislatures begun proposing bills to make this sort of surveillance system illegal?

[–] aproposnix@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Brought to you on cooperation with Palantir.