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jkestnerlast Tuesday at 6:17 PM3 repliesview on HN

A friend of mine in school had a similar thought - make body cams so cheap that everyone has one. Watch the watchmen.

I’ve considered making this a commercial reality, but we’ve seen that ubiquitous cameras don’t necessarily stop cops or authoritarians from kneeling on your neck, if they don’t feel shame.


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15155last Tuesday at 10:17 PM

Facial recognition databases of public sector employees will be the straw that breaks this camel's back.

koolalalast Tuesday at 9:17 PM

AR / AI glasses will be this.

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MangoToupelast Tuesday at 6:41 PM

I specifically have considered this in terms of protecting workers from (otherwise private or hidden) workplace abuse.

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