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I wonder if this would make a good startup. Allow people to share footage of thieves stealing goods. Allow varying levels of geolocation and let people sugges
by beached_whale 8y ago
I wonder if this would make a good startup. Allow people to share footage of thieves stealing goods. Allow varying levels of geolocation and let people suggest identities. Not sure what other precautions would be needed to protect from misidentification.
- cwkoss 8y agoHow does it make money?
- technofiend 8y agoRental fees from people who want to put out exactly these kind of packages to deter theft. You'd need a high deposit to cover loss of the device. On the other hand mass-producing it would certainly allow both economy of scale and substituting lower cost parts than (for example) an off-the-shelf cellphone for video capture and streaming.
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoYou can pay to remove videos of you off the platform, revenge porn site style.
- cwkoss 8y agoOoh, this is clever.
- Pxtl 8y agoOffer cash rewards. The system takes a cut. Crowd-sourced bounty-hunting. Of course, once it becomes a cash transaction you're dealing with dispute resolution. "I said it was Fred" "It wasn't Fred" "Yes it was! Pay me!".
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 8y ago> let people suggest identities Have we learned nothing from Reddit circa 2013?
- drharby 8y ago"We did it, reddit!"