Because Flock is privately owned while ANPR seems to my cursory research to be government owned. And we all know what private corporations do to peoples data.

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websap 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, people pretend to not understand the difference.

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bko 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm not sure about your exp w government agencies, but in my experience, I much prefer private companies. Much easier to hold to account.

Just as an example, NYC mayor is going after landlords for violations and tenant rights. He has hearings regularly. However there is no enforcement of the law when it comes to government owned housing projects, which are very often not kept up to code and are outright dangerously mismanaged

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ga_to 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What big-tech companies have been _actually_ held accountable for data misuse, as in, 'consequences that actually mattered'? Being able to absorb fines just turns them into a cost-of-doing-business tax.

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		Billions in fines is at least an incentive to invest in measures to prevent data leaks or misuse. For instance, in July 2026 the D.C. Department of Health Care Finance discovered that two reports published on its own website contained hidden underlying personal data that unauthorized users could access. The reports were supposed to show aggregate statistics, but the accessible data could include Medicaid IDs, birth dates, provider names, race, gender, ward, and ethnicity. The exposure potentially existed from 2023 until July 2026. Do you want to guess how many billions in fines or people were fired due to the leak? https://dhcf.dc.gov/page/dhcf-data-incident

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brookst 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Does the city have exclusive jurisdiction over those projects? Honest question, not familiar with NYC government housing. Some places have county, state, or federal preemption.