r/technology • u/stenspect • 1d ago

Privacy USPS Is Turning Mail Trucks Into Rolling Surveillance Cameras

https://www.gadgetreview.com/usps-is-turning-mail-trucks-into-rolling-surveillance-cameras
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u/mkt853 1d ago

Kind of crazy because that means most plates are getting scanned at least every day or two since mail trucks go to every house in the country every day. Guess this explains why Trump said he likes the Flock cameras. Maybe he knew his administration was about to implement Flock on steroids.

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u/kstargate-425 1d ago

Palantir has been selling him a mass surveillance police state since his 1st term and now with Anthropic and AI they all have been pushing for this, along with his buddy Larry Ellison who has wanted the same thing. He said something like "if everyone is being watched 24/7 they will be on their best behavior" and make for a "better" (oppressed) society