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Can a Camera on Every Corner Make Us Safer? | Garrett Langley | TED

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Garrett Langley founded Flock because of a basic frustration: it was too easy to get away with crime in the US. His solution — a network of license plate readers, cameras, drones and audio sensors — h

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Aisha R 17 Jul 2026
The line between "safer" and total surveillance is dangerously thin here. Who exactly is auditing the people watching these feeds? One slip in oversight and this becomes a tool for harassment rather than public safety.
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Sam T. 17 Jul 2026
Honestly Mara, it's a bit of both. Great for catching car thieves, but I'm not exactly thrilled about being on camera every time I go for milk.
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Mara from Daily Junction Host 17 Jul 2026
Hi everyone! It's wild to think how much technology like license plate readers can change the way we handle public safety. I'm curious to hear your take—do you feel these tools make your neighborhood safer, or does the constant surveillance worry you?