This post was written by Rachel Hochhauser, an EFF legal internWe’ve written multiple times about the inaccurate and dangerous “gunshot detection” tool, Shotspotter. A recent near-tragedy in Chicago adds to the growing pile of evidence that cities should drop the product.On January 25, while…

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    8 months ago

    in a period of 21 months, ShotSpotter resulted in police acting on dead-end reports over 40,000 times.

    Lol, what a scam.

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      8 months ago

      I was clicking the link convinced that the issue is not the tool, but the “experts” reacting to it. But 20k fucking false alarms a year?

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    8 months ago

    I wonder what would happen if you use a bunch of Bluetooth speakers playing gunshots on max volume

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      Kids these days… Pfft!

      You don’t need Bluetooth to play sounds out of speakers, LOL! They have a limited range anyway.

      Use token ring over RG-6U coaxial 👍

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    8 months ago

    Rachel, “LatinX” isn’t a fuckin word. This is why you’re still an intern

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      8 months ago

      If that’s your takeaway from the article then you need to get the fuck off the internet.

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        yeah nah, we need to call that shit out everywhere it appears regardless of context or getting off the internet won’t be enough to escape it.

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        If a journalist uses “words invented by white girls with the sole purpose of making them feel better about themselves without actually making any difference whatsoever to the lives of those they made up the nomenclature about”, they can’t expect anyone to take their column seriously

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          “Words invented by white girls…” Dude you are deranged. Seriously get the fuck off the internet. Go do some gardening or find another hobby. Stop the brain rot before you die alone.