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0xbadcafebeeyesterday at 11:41 PM1 replyview on HN

The camera's main selling point is instilling fear: better not misbehave, because Big Brother is watching. The creepier it is, the easier it is to sell to powerful people looking for invasive control.


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expedition32today at 10:27 AM

Surveillance cameras have been everywhere since the early 90s and lo and behold crime still exists!

Turns out people are either under the influence or simply amazingly stupid. And obviously there is a capacity problem: NYPD isn't going after every purse snatcher.