Wonder how quick this will get removed off the front page, like the last one about a woman pulled over at gunpoint multiple times because the ALPR kept making a mistake.

Like I said in the last thread... I went and spoke at my county commission meeting today against these cameras: https://www.youtube.com/live/1OmEmpL-7qY?t=720

I went back and got transcripts for the rest of the meetings for the day, and after saying it was not up for a vote today, two of the commissioners attempted to push it through within 10 min of the end of day, but it ended up failing in a tie. So, decision is delayed, and there is actually a chance of fighting these being put up, as well as the ones already there.

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vips7L 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> Wonder how quick this will get removed off the front page

YC’s an investor after all

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sublinear 2 hours ago | parent [-]

That's not why these are getting flagged.

The tech angle is very weak otherwise too similar to the ordinary news. It's not that we don't care or even disagree.

I'm not saying this to stir an argument either. I'm just giving an honest answer why the rest of us ordinary folk flag these. They go into the same bin as most of the AI posts.

As well, I can't speak for everyone, but the pushback replies to my comment here (if any) would likely be assumed bots/paid engagement.

This problem isn't unique to HN either. The discussion can be fine sometimes, especially if it's more about the tech than the politics, but if people wanted reddit or the ordinary news they'd be over there and wouldn't come here. You can bang your drum over there.

	▲	newsomix9xl an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The tech angle is weak? This is about the impact of tech, on privacy, surveillance, and society. This is a crime that could not be committed without AI, the internet, and relatively inexpensive cameras using solar panels. It is a very tech oriented crime that could not be committed 30 years ago.
	▲	Tostino an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If the tech angle is so weak, why is YC invested in the company? They are enabling a different type of mass surveillance than was possible before due to the new tech available today for searching through mass amounts of video and audio, and aggregating data from all sources in one easy to use interface.