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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

Flock Is Quietly Selling Powerful Drones That Scan License Plates From the Sky

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Flock Is Quietly Selling Powerful Drones That Scan License Plates From the Sky

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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Flock is selling "Drone as First Responder" tech, in the form of drones that are equipped with cameras that can read license plates.
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    Crowbar stocks is on the rise.

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    Bold move in a nation that treats firearms target practice as a sport.

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      First thing I thought of was “TARGET PRACTICE!”

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    Can we use jammers against them perhaps?

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      No. Its highly illegal to jam frequencies. If you find one legal to jam the drone can change frequency.

      • Vegafjord - demcon@slrpnk.net
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        At this point, does it matter if its illegal? Lets rather ask is it safe? is it easy to avoid getting caught? is it low risk for damage?

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          It is likely you’ll get caught yes.

          • Vegafjord - demcon@slrpnk.net
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            Same with those destroying flock cameras in general. People still do it.

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      Converting a little microwave oven to a homemade jammer gun never hurt anyone (it has).

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      A lot of americans already have them. I’m unfamiliar with them, but they’ve all got names like dezziteegoo and smiffunwessun.

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        Fun as it may be to shoot them out of the sky, that’s not super feasible in urban or suburban areas. Don’t want to risk the possibility of the bullet hitting someone on the way down and the neighbors probably wouldn’t appreciate the gunshots

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      I have a 12G one.

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    They’re just copying Chinese ideas, don’t they ?

  • Vegafjord - demcon@slrpnk.net
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    The drone on the thumbnail looks like the german flag!

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    quietly

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    Once this becomes the norm next podcast is “What if we put small tasers on the drones? Our communities become much safer!”. And then handguns etc…

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      And when they get hacked, people will be able to do mass shootings from the comfort of their own homes. That’s what I call progress!

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    In other news, falconry has become unexpectedly popular.

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    I mean, if it hovers, a laser to a camera is a known thing…

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      Genuine question…I’ve only ever thought that was some kind of movie magic we all accepted as reality. Could you blind a camera with any kind of laser pointer? Like, Dollar store shit would work? or it needs to be a special frequency or something?

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    It should be legal to destroy corpo property.

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      one thing I learned is that everything is legal as long as you don’t get caught.

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      According to my laws, this is not forbidden.

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      It is if you ask me.

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    These guys really don’t get the message eh?

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    So, target practice.

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        I forgot that there was a sport meant to help train you for shooting drones out of the sky

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          Everyone told you shooting skeet was a useless hobby.

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    wonder how hard it is to hit those…

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      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VNnkB-i54

      Depending on the drone, might be harder than I initially thought

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      Probably pretty easy with a shotgun

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    Frankly, what a bunch of fucking creeps. Does no one else find it weird that they’re hellbent on spying on people? If it weren’t for the government we’d probably lock these fucking lock up these psychos.

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      They will go down kicking and screaming. A company like flock has tons of investor capital. That results in a board putting tons of pressure on executive leadership. They will never go “oops nevermind this was a bad idea”. It’s just a other front in the class war against the billionaire Epstein class.

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      Next week having closed courtains will be illegal. What’s going on in there? Probably something suspicious! Why is your bathroom window frosted?!

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      I have no doubt this is thiel’s work. He needs the data for his surveillance machine.

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