[theossuary]

I've always said we should build an open-source flock that makes all data available for free to anyone, in a ploy to get proper regulations passed. But they'd probably just make it illegal to track police/government cars then break down your door and arrest you for tracking unmarked ICE agent vehicles

[JKCalhoun]

I'm of the same mind since you probably can't close that Pandora's box.

As soon as citizens of Minneapolis though start tracking the movements of ICE vehicles though, then something will have to be done about it…

[Barbing]

Take the Helium crypto scheme of antennas on roofs, but replace antennas with networked cameras, and instead of a scam it’s a protest.

If a few people set them up, took pictures, recorded some of their friends’ license plates with the cameras… then prime time to make a marketing website for the roof cameras that is as scary as possible. It would include the real footage of the license plates, some story about how you get paid for bounties like facial recognition of a husband and the partner he’s suspected to be cheating with… and that you’re not allowed to hire the camera network for stalking (“wink“).

Claim to pay bonuses for cameras mounted in the highest traffic/value locations, with illusions to corporate espionage and stuff.

[jkestner]

AirTag but for dashcams would be cool. The trick is to make a popular product without being a company that's going to gatekeep that data.