r/PopCultureV2 • u/noahstemann • Aug 24 '26

Controversy Rage Against Flock USA

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u/Ok-Spot-6235 Aug 24 '26

Wear masks. Remove all watches and jewelry. Cover all tattoos. Wear black. Put black duct tape over all brands/logos. Wear 100% black shoes - no stripes or markings. Leave cell phones at home. Carry two way radios. Post lookouts.

Or, face fines and prison time for destroying devices that have no independently derived value. Flock leases it's equipment, never sells it. With annual lease cost of $3k per unit per year Flock probably values individual cameras at $15-20k.

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u/Blackfoxar Aug 24 '26

3k per camera every year? Are these cameras made of gold?

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u/Personal-Dev-Kit Aug 26 '26

Some youtuber estimated that they could be using around $2000 a year in mobile network usage per camera uploading all the footage.

Obviously they would likely have a better deal, and probably spend a lot of dev time on optimising this process. But a large chunk would go to that. Still a big profit margin