id":49485649,"user":"toomuchtodo","time":1787962128,"time_ago":"2 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

Gov. Abbott blocks state agencies from spending money on Flock cameras - https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-greg-abbott-fl... - August 28th, 2026

> The order came as The Texas Tribune was preparing to publish an investigation detailing how a state agency has devoted at least $30 million to building the state’s Flock surveillance network.

Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras. - https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/28/texas-flock-cameras-... - August 28th, 2026

Pennsylvania state senator planning bill to ban Flock, ALPR cameras - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49482256 - August 2026

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pa-state-senato...","comments":[{"id":49505121,"user":"CamperBob2","time":1788145275,"time_ago":"5 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

Lawmakers added $1 to Texans’ car insurance policies. That money paid for thousands of Flock cameras.

In this thread, two posts up: people who want more powerful governments claim that "capitalism" is to blame for this state of affairs.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":0,"url":"item?id=49505121"}],"comments_count":1,"url":"item?id=49485649"}

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