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Comment by kevin_thibedeau

3 months ago

The security cameras deployed in Lowe's and Home Depot parking lots are Flock. All the better to track your movements, citizen.

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mothballed  3 months ago

I don't understand if flock deployment in Lowe/Home Depot is because margins are so low it is the only way to survive, or margins so high that they can afford such a program just to eek out a tiny bit more sales from the collected consumer info.

Either way it doesn't make sense to me why hardware stores are the biggest private use case.

  • alex43578  3 months ago

    Neither. It’s because Home Depot/Lowes loses billions of dollars a year due to theft, both organized and petty. Just like they have security cameras in the store, they have security cameras in the parking lot.

  • captainkrtek  3 months ago

    I always assumed they were just a deterrent given the flashing blue lights and audio “this area is being monitored”, and less of an actual threat.