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Fearful of crime, the tech elite transform their homes into military bunkers

• cocacola1 2y ago
  > Sauron is still figuring out how to incorporate drones, but it is already imagining more aggressive countermeasures, Hartz said. “Is it a machine that could take out a bad actor with a bullet or something?” I can already anticipate what's going to happen. 1. Some passerby or their dog is gonna get terminated. 2. Sauron/homeowner will be sued. 3. No one will go to jail. 4. People will get angry. 5. More people are going to want Sauron on account of the continued social unrest (caused by passerby/pup getting terminated). 6. Repeat steps 1-5.
  • 20after4 2y ago
    This is entirely too plausible. Welcome to 2025.
• salawat 2y ago
  ...I'm bereft of words. The nominative determinism here is awe inspiring. A company known as Sauron is designing a system that is being billed as a protective measure, and the clientele are current members of the tech elite. ...Jesus. well... They ain't making it difficult are they? It's like naming your company Moloch or Mammon. K. Gotcha.
  • quantified 2y ago
    > “It’s a little overt, a little tongue-in-cheek,” but it sends the right message, Hartz said. “The bad people, they know they’re being watched.” Funny, Sauron was on the lookout for the good guys, the bad guys were on Sauron's side. It's probably signalling being on the same side for sure.
• zeruch 2y ago
  Fearful of crime, or of the "law of unintended consequences"? These clownish morons.
• 15155 2y ago
  A 7-24W laser at basically any wavelength will instantly burn the camera sensors out of these pods (and any other surveillance camera for that matter) - and are easily operable on drones or other RC aircraft operating in public airspace.
• NoZZz 2y ago
  There is no escape. The builders of their defences are among those who are not well off.