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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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"listening in on the neighborhood" - blog post about urban audio surveillance by "SoundThinking" (formerly known as ShotSpotter) in Albuquerque and elsewhere (computer.rip)

submitted 7 months ago by cypherpunks@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] randoot@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

Security as an excuse to be secretive is almost always a misdirection from the real cause. Esp when it involves a private company selling the "security".

Civil rights groups are critical to keep tabs on this shit.