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minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoThere are thousands of cases of finding missing persons using cameras https://www.whsv.com/2026/08/01/deputy-uses-flock-cameras-find-missing-girl-less-than-30-minutes/ If you compare to 50 instances of abuse, is that a good tradeoff
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoIt’s not a good trade off. Just because dystopian surveillance sometimes does something good does not outweigh all the bad it does on a regular basis
There are thousands of cases of finding missing persons using cameras
https://www.whsv.com/2026/08/01/deputy-uses-flock-cameras-find-missing-girl-less-than-30-minutes/
If you compare to 50 instances of abuse, is that a good tradeoff
It’s not a good trade off. Just because dystopian surveillance sometimes does something good does not outweigh all the bad it does on a regular basis