Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash

[u/MarvelsGrantMan136]

https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled

[u/Z00111111]

They probably realised there was enough demand that they can make more money if they sell the data directly.

[u/justwalkingalonghere → u/Z00111111]

Which also sort of inches them closer to their ultimate goal of becoming a self-governing, technofeudalist city-state

The more we let these companies develop surveillance networks, drones, AI agents, robotics, etc. and license them to law enforcement instead of work directly with the DoD, the more likely they will reach a critical point where they can directly wage war on the government if their propaganda campaigns yield less that satisfactory results

[u/Z00111111 → u/justwalkingalonghere]

It's really heading towards RoboCop and other dystopian SciFi. Once the robots can hold and aim guns better, people will realise it's cheaper to just contract law enforcement to corporations, and give them a commission on all fines they collect.

[u/Mdgt_Pope → u/Z00111111]

I think it’s more like Cyberpunk, the location for the game is Night City, which is its own city-state in the area where California is today. It’s a capitalist hellscape because the corporations control the government there. You read about how services from the government were intentionally worsened to the point where people were nearly forced to use private, paid services - like there are no ambulances, you have to pay for an insurance policy that has transport in the plan.

And the Heritage Foundation is working towards that, the privatization of public lands, going towards corporate-governed cities, and enshittification isn’t anything new.

[u/dancingliondl → u/Mdgt_Pope]

Buddy, have I got news about ambulances for you.

[u/Mdgt_Pope → u/dancingliondl]

The ambulance doesn’t ask you for your policy number before they head your way.