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In case of ground invasion (or just to detect enemy drones in the sky) having access tonlots of cameras is of military use.
by lukan 2mo ago
In case of ground invasion (or just to detect enemy drones in the sky) having access tonlots of cameras is of military use.
- jonplackett 2mo agoI think you are just playing devil’s advocate.
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- rpdillon 2mo agoNot a likely scenario, FWIW: https://www.military.com/history/5-reasons-why-geography-americas-greatest-weapon-against-invasion.html https://www.military.com/history/5-reasons-why-geography-ame... I would expect any invading forces would need to be surveilled by planes or satellites, or perhaps drones, since they would immediately destroy something like flock cameras.
- __MatrixMan__ 2mo agoYou're assuming that the invaders can't just buy, hack, or social engineer, access to the cameras from Flock. Lately it has been social engineering: https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching-thousands-of-flock-cameras-for-ice/ https://www.404media.co/floridas-wildlife-cops-are-searching... but there's also a concern that the cameras themselves have compromised supply chains and may serve other masters: https://www.404media.co/new-jersey-used-covid-relief-funds-to-buy-banned-dahua-chinese-surveillance-cameras/ https://www.404media.co/new-jersey-used-covid-relief-funds-t...
- ModernMech 2mo agoWhat’s more likely is that an aspiring dictator illegally uses the military for domestic police operations, then military and police use is the same thing. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/court-finds-trumps-use-soldiers-los-angeles-illegal https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/cour...
- perfectbeeing 2mo agoIn the case of Iran, having access to tonlots of cameras proved to be an incredible assets for a neighbor’s military.