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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

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After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban

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VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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A Texas councilmember will propose “a total ban on all cellular and GPS-capable devices for all operations within city limits" and"a total termination of all internet services."
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    Looks like all that lobbying has gone to waste.

  • Randelung@lemmy.world
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    Get the fucking money out of fucking politics. Solves around 90% of all conflict of interest issues.

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    Awww. Someone’s kickback is contingent on a successful installation of spy cameras.

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    It would be interesting to learn how big his kickback from Flock is.

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      It’s probably something comically small. Like $5k. Most politicians are cheaper than we think.

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        I am continually shocked at how cheaply people hold their honor

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    I, for one, am glad that some politicians finally realise the privacy problems that come with GPS and cellular devices!

    What?

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    What a fucking candyass. You have to wonder if the fuckwhit was getting kickbacks or something… I just can’t imagine any other reason for that kind of behavior.

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      Learned a new fancy word today thank you!

      • DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Here to help ;-) Which one was it?

        • Mommy Longarms@sh.itjust.works
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          The

          • DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            LOL …whole sentence, basically :-)

        • UltraBlack@lemmy.world
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          Candyass. What a powerful word… I shall make good use of it

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            It’s an older insult, but it checks out. A “classic”, if you will.

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    Well why don’t we just ban oxygen then?!?!

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      But only for people with 100 million or more dollars net worth.

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    If I was a member of a law enforcement agency who actually cared about the public good, I would run a sting operation on this guy, because Polymarket is running the chances on him accepting future bribes at 100%.

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      Gotta invent that agency first

      • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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        I was writing that for the FBI agents that lurk around here inventorying the commies, hoping that if they have no shame, at least they would be careerist enough to go after an easy win.

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    Someone’s upset they’re not getting their kickback.

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      Flock should have splurged and bought two more councilmembers.

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    In an earlier February city council meeting, Flowers said, “I believe personally that guilty people act defensively. If you don’t have anything to hide, then it shouldn’t be a problem. I also believe when you are in a public space, your privacy kind of goes out the window because you are in essence in a public place.”

    This guy really has a thing for spying on everyone in his town against their wishes, I wonder what he’s hiding

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      Someone needs to follow people like that around with a camera for weeks. And when they inevitably crack, just ask if they have anything to hide and state that in a public place all privacy goes out the window.

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    Can’t read the whole article but this guy is clearly a moron. People can choose to not carry a phone with them but nobody chooses warrantless surveillance being conducted and paid for directly by the government

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      Can’t read the whole article

      https://archive.is/WGZoe

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      He also recognizes the need for more privacy protections for cell phone and internet users but is clearly only interested in having a little tantrum and not in actually helping anyone.

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      Well at least the government and big tech companies have a perfect record of keeping sensitive private data safe! /S

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    toddler minded. thats embarassing for an adult person.

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      It seems to be a requirement for certain governmental bodies these days.

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    Conspiracy: flock is a blackmail machine. This council member is doing it out of fear

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    And yet something tells me that if someone followed him around with a camera crew 24/7 he would be deeply concerned.

    If anything a faceless invisible entity following you should be even more horrifying.

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    Gotta wonder with a town that small, how many restraining orders it would take to make it illegal for Flowers to enter city limits.

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