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You Know About Flock Cameras, Meet Nema Nodes: They Turn Streetlights Into A Surveillance Network (www.gadgetreview.com)
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Standardized NEMA sockets let municipalities add cameras and air sensors to existing poles with no public vote or new hardware

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[โ€“] Nawor3565@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You know what else is a "standardized NEMA socket"? Literally all the outlets in your house. NEMA 5-15p. This is like freaking out that they're putting electrical outlets inside buildings because, in theory, someone could plug a surveillance camera into one.

[โ€“] frongt@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 minutes ago

Look at this guy with his 5-15s. Half the ones in my house are still 1-15.