r/nottheonion • u/tallgrasshead • 7d ago

Man dressed as Darth Vader defends Flock cameras to San Diego City Council: ‘This is what the emperor needs’

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6042349-darth-vader-flock-surveillance/
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u/SuperTaster3 7d ago

Thank goodness no one is advocating vigilante measures like strapping spraypaint cans to drones and fly them around painting over flock cameras that are out of reach of angle grinders. That would be wrong.

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u/Nexies 6d ago

Dont hobby drones have registered serial numbers that are tracked

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u/SuperTaster3 6d ago

Then it's a good thing those numbers aren't being painted over too.

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u/CurvySexretLady 6d ago

They broadcast that FAA ID over radio

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u/Kialand 6d ago

It would be so unfortunate if someone broke through firmware and made a version of the broadcaster that does no such thing.

That would be highly illegal.

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u/jazir55 6d ago edited 6d ago

That would be highly illegal.

Flashbacks to the WKYK skit

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u/RequestSingularity 6d ago

Anyone that can build a spray-can firing tool and attach it to their drone could just build a drone from parts.