Did you see the other post about this where the guys showed a Flock camera pointed at a playground, so any pedo can see when kids are there and not attended?

Or how it has become increasingly trivial to identify by face or license plate such that combining tools reaches "movie Interpol" levels, without any warrant or security credentials?

If Big Brother surveillance is unavoidable I don't think "everyone has access" is the solution. The best defense is actually the glut of data and the fact nobody is actively watching you picking your nose in the elevator. If everyone can utilize any camera and its history for any reason then expect fractal chaos and internet shaming.

I wonder if such a business model could exist where they were effectively "public" and thus, access was uniformly granted to anyone willing to pay. not sure if this would be net better for society, but an interesting thought.

I've thought the same regarding license plate readers (and saw considerable pushback on HN) — feeling like you suggest: if they have the technology anyway, why not open it up?

I imagined a "white list" though (or whatever the new term is—"permitted list"?) so that only certain license plates are posted/tracked.

Is it more symmetrical? I know in theory we all can continuously download and datamine these video feeds but can everyone really?

> I don't want these cameras to exist but, if they're going to, might we be better off if they are openly accessible?

Cities will remove Flock cameras at the first council meeting that sits after council-members learn their families can be stalked.

They don't grant power, they enhance it. Not helpful for those without don't have any actual power.