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apparently a bunch of cities across oregon and washington are not renewing.

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/bend-flock-cameras-ai...

I eagerly clicked the link but they're just looking for another vendor that does the same thing. It's like boycotting Marlboro only to buy from Camel.

And what are the chances of a smaller vendor being any more secure?

Them being more secure would be good, but it's still mass surveillance of citizens without much justification.

Decentralized surveillance. Only mass if it’s all cohesively accessible by one entity.

Which is definitely the case for flock and likely for other companies.

With a bar this low? Pretty good.

I mean, the product makes their jobs easier and cheaper (for investigations). People may debate that, but these things come down to efficiency.

So, whether it's vendor A or Vendor B municipalities don't care. What they want is the capability. The municipalities have the backing of the communities -with few odd exceptions because most people in most communities want LE to "catch the perps."

Both Austin, Texas and San Marcos, Tx are non-renewing Flock . . .

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