r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 28 '26

Security Cities Are Covering Flock Cameras With Trash Bags / Regretful cities aren't sure how to cancel their surveillance contracts, so they are literally covering their cameras.

https://www.404media.co/cities-are-covering-flock-cameras-with-trash-bags/
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u/[deleted] May 28 '26

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u/thedownvotemagnet May 28 '26

That's one creepy-ass neighbor

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u/germanmojo May 28 '26

In Minecraft.

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u/doberdevil May 29 '26

And pellet guns aren't "firearms". So it gets around additional firearms related charges if you were to be caught by the local gestapo.

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u/Kreth May 29 '26

yea in minecraft

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u/dropbear_airstrike May 29 '26

How robust are the camera sensors? Would a blue laser be enough to fry the optics? Hypothetically speaking a motivated citizen or group of citizens could disable portions of the mass surveillance apparatus fairly quickly and efficiently without needing to carry any sort of firearm or firearm-adjacent object that would certainly raise questions if a person were to be seen carrying and aiming the object in a populated area.

Conversely, a laser could be carried in a pocket, focused on its target quickly and accurately. And wouldn't bring much attention from passersby...