They'll request refunds eventually. Consumers can't. B2B certainly can.

My fallback tends to be photography. There's always a need for someone who is better than a random person. I can be fully self-contained with my camera.

I always define them as "Remotely managed, field-upgradeable, multi-interconnected computing devices with full spectrum cameras and other sensory capabilities. Information is monitored in real-time by increasingly capable AI technology. They have edge AI capability for intelligent classification. They can be upgraded without announcement at any time. They can be replaced in the field with higher capabilities at any time. The data they captured can be accessed at any time by anyone with sufficient permissions granted by an entity capable of granting such permissions. Not all users have the same permissions. Multiple user interfaces with differing capabilities exist. There exists a capability to aggregate data streams from multiple sources provided the user has sufficient permissions. Deleted data remains accessible to users with higher clearance."

That's cute and technically accurate but doesn't help when having conversations with the public.

"Warrantless mass surveillance technology" creates a category into which these and similar devices can be aggregated together where people's concerns tend to be about the same.

That phrase was suggested by a local chief of police while we were having discussions on policy.

When speaking, I use a short definition. When writing, I use the expanded definition so it's clear what it means.

Thanks for this term, I’ll try using it!

Here's a case study of what happens when this information is public (it's linked as the "data-driven" series). This information should not exist unless the plate is flagged and the reason for that is sufficient to obtain a warrant. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/open-records-laws-reve...

So... l0pht is next?

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I'd invite a fire marshal into that discussion. They'll know whom to call if it's not their purview, but electrical panels tend to be a fire risk.

Monumental and amazing work. Thank you!

Nothing prevents them from having another meeting unless there's an act of Congress to do so.

Right... So how far are we from creating SIBYL? Watch that show (Psycho-Pass) to see what happens when AI starts judging humanity at scale and who is behind that "AI".

More to the point, this decade is going to set some scary precedents that would need to be overturned. Would AI know which case law carries more weight and which was purely politically motivated with no basis in reality?