this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
230 points (97.9% liked)

Technology

85245 readers
4598 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related news or articles.
  3. Be excellent to each other!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, this includes using AI responses and summaries. To ask if your bot can be added please contact a mod.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed
  10. Accounts 7 days and younger will have their posts automatically removed.

Approved Bots

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
L3s@lemmy.world
enu@lemmy.world
technopagan@lemmy.world
L4s@lemmy.world
L3s@hackingne.ws
230
Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 116 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

This guy can go suck an egg..

He also added, “Let’s take Bandera back to 1880 properly. No double standards, no hypocrisy. If LPRs are ‘unconstitutional’ and invade our right to ‘public’ privacy, we need to be courageous enough to go all the way. I look forward to the ‘Privacy First’ crowd showing up to support these bans [...] just remember to leave your phones at home.”

It's not that difficult to see the difference between having the option to decide not to bring your phone if you don't want to be tracked, and not even getting an option to avoid AI-powered CCTV systems all over town.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 88 points 2 weeks ago

This whole "you have no expectation of privacy in public" nonsense needs to end. Even in "public," we had the concept of stalking as a crime!

The technology now goes so far beyond that there are no longer just two categories: we now have public, private, and panopticon.

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Why don't they install a public CCTV camera in his toilet if he doesn't think privacy is important

[–] nyan@lemmy.cafe 27 points 2 weeks ago

Actually, it would probably be more appropriate for the municipal website to display the location of any vehicles he owns, and what speed they're travelling at if they're in motion, at all times. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, and all that. Automated software that watches the page and tickets him every time he exceeds the speed limit is optional, but recommended. Additional intrusive software on his phone that tickets him if he uses it while driving is also optional but recommended.

[–] jtrek@startrek.website 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He's lying. Or bullshitting. Whatever you call it when people say shit without any regard for the truth. Typical conservative slop.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

They're a politician in Texas. The answer is all of the above. He probably diddles children on the side too

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I have a feeling he would be very opposed to losing privacy on all of his sources of income and/or gifts.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

Classic abuser language. Take it to the extreme to make the reasonable person sound unreasonable, then make it out that you're their victim.

Conservatism and DARVO go hand in hand.