Hacker News: punkyblewsterhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=punkyblewsterHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:28:37 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by punkyblewster in "Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA"]]>Does Waymo track individuals for businesses and governments?

If so, I'll stop using them. If they just happen to need cameras, that's fundamentally different.

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:52:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351794punkyblewsterhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351794https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351794<![CDATA[New comment by punkyblewster in "Deflock hits 100k ALPRs Mapped in USA"]]>Ring did get some pushback when they advertised the "pet finding" feature that folks realized meant would allow anybody to be found.

But overall, being tracked by your _own_ device feels different than being tracked by somebody else's device. Especially when taxpayer dollars are being used for that other device.

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 01:50:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351782punkyblewsterhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351782https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351782<![CDATA[New comment by punkyblewster in "United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert"]]>Let's get real. This was a pilot using authority granted to them for security purposes to punish somebody whose politics they disliked.

The pilot should be fired effective immediately.

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:35:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351349punkyblewsterhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351349https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48351349