• FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    No curiosity here. I just assume I’m being monitored everywhere I go now, though I keep my phone in a faraday bag when I’m not using it, so that at least is something.

    All a person can do now is manage the problem incrementally. I love the idea of people sabotaging doorbell cams though.

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      19 minutes ago

      Ehh then your destroying a persons property. And they might not know how bad they are.

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      9 hours ago

      This is too defeatist for me. I am upset to see these all over town, but too small minded to do anything about it. I want to start something to pressure community leaders to change, but i worry that i’ll make a lot of noise then drop it like i do with everything. I’d love to join with a group.

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        5 hours ago

        A black trash bag, a roll of duct tape, and a ladder are not destructive but still very effective.

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        9 hours ago

        Follow that link above. There’s a few great online communities around this. One involves keeping these camera out of places that don’t have them yet, for example.

        Check out Benn Jordan and Louis Rossman on YT as they are two people spearheading this from a social standpoint. Louis specifically regularly provides links to contacting your legislators about it, including things to say to them. It’s faster and easier than you’d think to do.

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        9 hours ago

        On a macro scale I do think the privacy ship has sailed. Seeing the leaked illegal footage in the Guthrie case confirmed that the big tech companies are spying on us, storing the footage permanently, and leaking it to the government covertly upon request. I don’t think it’s unfair to presume that both ruling parties know and love this, which means we’re never turning back that clock.

        On the local level, though, change is still eminently possible. I actually drafted an email to my HOA this morning about getting these doorbell cams banned in my building.

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          2 hours ago

          Can you share the email draft? How does one convince a bunch of (most likely) MAGA morons to restrict doorbell cams? They love surveillance and ICE.

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          4 hours ago

          Yeah, I don’t think it’s reasonable to give up in the face of it.

          You should make it as hard as possible for them to track you, use private OpenSource software, advocate for it and don’t be afraid if direct action, like destroying these cameras. The more people that do it, the harder it will be for them to do something about it.

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            3 hours ago

            Oh, I do.

            I just don’t trust the majority to do anything meaningful themselves. It’s why recycling doesn’t work and why Democrats and Republicans keep getting elected. Our only power now is local.

            • DeckPacker@lemmy.world
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              2 hours ago

              Yup. And also we should advocate for our rights more locally. Organize with other people, raise awareness and do direct action.

              I think the most effective form of resistance is relationships and new local organisations and new structures that resist the forces of the state and of capitalism.

              If you are looking for some ideas, maybey you can look here or do your own research.