Man Dressed as Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council: 'This is What the Emperor Needs' The controversy surrounding Flock cameras in San Diego has been brewing for months, with proponents arguing that they enhance public safety and critics raising concerns about data collection and use.
A peculiar figure recently appeared before the city council to defend the technology: a man dressed as Darth Vader.
The debate centers on San Diego's aggressive adoption of smart surveillance technologies, which have equipped many neighborhoods with high resolution cameras using artificial intelligence to detect potential crimes in real time.