On: LAPD lets contract with surveillance giant Flock expire

[vablings]

It's astonishing to me that the largest tech hubs in the world do not have the money to invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city. There are a lot of very talented engineers who would work on a project like this. Also simply putting a person in between the information would certainly reduce the profile for abuse with stalking and harassing people

[staplers → vablings]

  do not have the money to invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city

That would render the city liable for handling the data which is already politically volatile. In America, if it's a commercial entity doing it then there is no liability and you can just fold the company if something bad happens.

[vablings → staplers]

Well according to Flock, the data is actually owned by the city and they are already responsible. This is just private sector loopholing

[bigbuppo → vablings]

And in reality, it's a handwave. The city will refer you to Flock, and then Flock will cancel the contract, but leave the cameras up, so now there's no customer. Funny that.

[crote → vablings]

Isn't it obvious? There's way more profit in building a Torment Nexus.

[chasd00 → vablings]

> Invest in developing a camera system that is sovereignly owned by the city.

you unrealistic expectations of a city government's ability to do anything different than it has always done.