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Police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come | The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I'm just saying, we do a march and we all carry bull cutters and take care of the problem.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

More reason to not date cops

[–] vorpuni@tarte.nuage-libre.fr 6 points 5 months ago

The NSA did (and still does, most likely) this too.

Police abusing access to surveillance and stalking people has also been a thing for many years in many countries.

If their career and pension aren't at risk for abusing their powers they will.

[–] Paragone@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

For anyone who thinks stalking isn't deadly serious, please watch this woman's interview:

she hunts serial-murderers, stalkers, etc..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrvWPGRnUwk

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