43 - Tyranny is a Software Patch Away

Value-4-Value

NO ID Episode 43 - Tyranny is a Software Patch Away

Executive Producers:

Anonymous

Kevin Killian

A rare NO ID guest on this episode: Tyler Cain, the man behind DeFlock Idaho, joins us for an extended deconstruction of automated license plate readers, mass surveillance, and the increasingly blurry line between public safety and government monitoring. We dig into Post Falls and Mayor Randy Westlund, Motorola vs. Flock, a wrongful accusation involving Flock cameras, Tyler's fight with city governments, Idaho's surveillance laws, data sharing with outside agencies, and the argument that surveillance systems can't simply be fixed with “guardrails.” Along the way, we examine the language used to sell government power, the public's changing attitude toward surveillance, and what happens when citizens actually start pushing back.

Timestamps:

(00:00:24) “The man behind DeFlock Idaho” — Tyler Cain joins NO ID

(00:04:00) Flock vs. Motorola, Post Falls, and Mayor Randy Westlund

(00:08:40) Post Falls property taxes and the magical cure-all known as “inflation”

(00:14:20) When Flock cameras accuse the wrong person: a Colorado case

(00:18:00) ALPRs, surveillance, and the road toward “pre-crime”