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Comment by mcmcmc | original | Lawmakers added $1 to car insurance policies. That money paid for Flock cameras
[−]mcmcmc · 2026-08-30 Sun 13:58 UTC · link
> Is the same outrage present for your cell-carrier, credit card issuer, email provider, and the dozen other data-collecting orgs you assumably interact with throughout the day?

All of these require a search warrant.

[−]alex43578 · 2026-08-30 Sun 14:34 UTC · link
Not for the data brokers, advertisers, and employees of the orgs. Every feigned panic because some cop Flock-searched an ex rings a little hollow when you consider the reach and lack of accountability present across the data collection schemes I mentioned.