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>>theamk+(OP)
For years I've thought about doing an "art project" to make people more aware of the fact they are being observed – but I never actually got up and did it.

The idea was to seek spots in the city where public web cams are pointed at, and paint QR codes on the ground at those spots (using a template), linking to the camera stream. So when curious passerbys scan the code, they see themselves in a camera stream and feel "watched".

>>fainpu+qj
I had thought about creating a larger roadside banner with the faces (pulled from voters guide) of the city council members who approved Flock, along with the face of the Sheriff with something along the lines of "These people want to know where your wife and daughter are at all times - deflock.me" and place it right next to the Flock camera.

Gotta tag some political organization on the banner which makes it illegal to remove.

>>p_ing+nz
The issue is, a lot of people wouldn’t mind the sheriff knowing where their wife and daughter are at all times. What if one of them gets kidnapped? It would be good if law enforcement could track them. That’s the logic some people have …

>>edot+4I2
It's not illogical to say that more cameras would lead to more arrests of kidnappers, and other violent criminals.

I don't think many of us would object to video surveillance actually doing that. So, it's not even an immoral thought to many of us.

The problem is LE using it for almost any other purpose whatsoever.