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burner000333yesterday at 8:34 PM1 replyview on HN

How data-driven policing is sold, spoke to someone who set it up once, good odds FLock is doing it, or in the spirit of the below, Flock doesn't have to do it:

- There are networked webcams everywhere: DoT cameras, 18 wheeler fleet cameras, traffic cams, etc.

- Local PD doesn't want to make a deal with Flock

- For average jane and joe citizenry: great, no Flock in town!

- For ongoing negotiations with Flock and the PD: ok, sure, kick us out of town. But we'll just pull the 18wheeler feeds with the vendor we have an agreement with, as they roll through town. Or the DoT feeds via the State contract we have or the...

- As such, negotiations could land as does local PD at least want the control of the feeds already going through their town with each Sysco big rig delivery?

Very, very tricky terrain to solve.


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chickensongtoday at 5:10 AM

> Local PD doesn't want to make a deal with Flock

Except, they totally want to make a deal with Flock. If not Flock, another similar vendor.