inmate_p01135809

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[–] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

I think the main issue for insurance companies here is that the $1 Trillion savings would be going to everyday people.

The advantages are starting your car remotely in the hot or cold months to pre-cool/preheat the cabin, defrost the windows, etc. and let the engine warm up for a couple of minutes.

[–] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I think it's funny how all companies immediately shifted from customer-facing to business and wealthy investors as their new customers. They don't care about us at all, only that their stock goes up. A massive amount of former consumers are effectively broke, so businesses are relying on each other to boost their stocks. Not sure how that plays out long-term.

[–] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Flock cameras are not LPR cameras. They are regular security cameras, with server-based AI. They even show demos to potential customers showing how the their product can search for specific people based on clothes, animal types, children/babies, strollers, carts, etc. across the entire country from one web-based interface. It's all very Orwellian and I don't think this issue either starts nor stops with Flock as a company. This type of surveillance is going to be ubiquitous regardless of what company(s) show up for making money from it.