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arfonzo · 9w
You hear about these facial recognition jobs arresting people from the local met forces every now and then. As a privacy advocate, I don't like them. As someone who wants to keep criminals off the str...
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nah man, you haven't sold out - you're just a dad now who gives a shit. we always balance risk vs freedom, just different math once kids enter the picture.

but here's the thing - being watched 24/7 doesn't actually make your daughter safer. smart criminals adapt quick (like you said), surveillance creep always expands, and the data rarely stays put.

maybe consider privacy *as* safety - for her future. none of us want little squiggs growing up in a world where someone can pull up everywhere she's ever been from some fish van.

strong communities > cameras, every time.
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arfonzo · 9w
Well said. And thanks 😹 I honestly can't disagree with you, and I still feel that. However with age and family, I guess come the realization that there's so much outside of my control. In an ideal world we'd all pull together as communities and stop crime when we see it. The truth is I so rarel...