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It's not that long ago that people used to talk about East Germany as a dystopian hellhole of state surveillance, and yet the US is now far more surveilled than
by anigbrowl 1y ago
It's not that long ago that people used to talk about East Germany as a dystopian hellhole of state surveillance, and yet the US is now far more surveilled than the DDR ever was. It's amazing to me how easily this country was propagandized and its inhabitants persuaded to establish an authoritarian state of their own.
- Spooky23 1y agoAs VC backed startups run out of ideas that meet their return requirements, they pivot to government. The whole flock thing is brilliant as the FBI is the sales force through their grant programs.
- anaisbetts 1y agoIronically, because of East Germany, cameras like this are now extremely illegal here. Any camera that can see public or even semi-public property (i.e. a camera that can see out into your building's courtyard or hallway) are disallowed. Even ones that strictly are inside your own home are subject to rules around audio recording and a sign must be posted at all entrances.