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Police search Flock cameras with nonsensical terms; Steam Frame announced

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Law enforcement agencies have been searching through data from Flock Safety cameras for search terms that include 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' and 'Asdfg.' This practice has raised concerns about the use of surveillance technology and the reasons behind such searches. Separately, Valve has announced the Steam Frame, a new hardware product starting at $1059. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains unrelated items, one about police search terms and another about a product announcement, neither of which meets the criteria for a higher newsworthiness bucket.

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Police search Flock cameras with nonsensical terms; Steam Frame announced

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Cops Search Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' and 'Asdfg' Article URL: https://www. 404media.co/cops-search-thousa nds-of-flock-cameras-for-reasons-of

    Cops Search Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' and 'Asdfg' Article URL: https://www. 404media.co/cops-search-thousa nds-of-flock-cameras-for-reasons-of-lmao-idk-hehe-and-asdfg/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9699493 Points: 25 # Comments: 1 https:/…

    LINKS 404media.co/cops-search-thousands-of-floc…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Steam Frame starts at $1059 Article URL: https:// store.steampowered.com/hardwar e/steamframe Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9700661 Poin

    Steam Frame starts at $1059 Article URL: https:// store.steampowered.com/hardwar e/steamframe Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9700661 Points: 20 # Comments: 2 https:// store.steampowered.com/hardwar e/steamframe # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets …

    LINKS store.steampowered.com/…/steamframe store.steampowered.com

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