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BadHillbili t1_iyjuz1r wrote

I'm sure street level drug dealers will be very happy about this.

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suid t1_iyknnt1 wrote

Exactly. How long before someone uses these for nefarious purposes? Swatting, stalking, you name it..

Philly is the city that killed HitchBot.

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lilblu399 t1_iykqix7 wrote

Yes we did and if the rest of the nation rose up against the robots, there wouldn't be talk about giving robots literal bombs(San Francisco PD)

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getyourcheftogether t1_iykqpq7 wrote

Disclaimer: by using this fee public phone, you are in agreement to your conversation being subject to periodic monitoring and/or recorded

Honestly, if that were true, wouldn't even bother me, not like any other calls aren't being monitored in some form already

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Superdaneru t1_iyl24uz wrote

Stalkers and scammers too. I can't even imagine the fallout this might have. Either it has to have heavy surveillance with zero privacy or this could just be the perfect tool for the wrong person.

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ultrastarman303 t1_iyl5g45 wrote

Was a couple bucks in change much of a hurdle before?

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Superdaneru t1_iylubyz wrote

For scammers and spam calls at least yeah. If this isn't monitored, someone can just make a device that connects to the phone and makes calls automatically. We already have credit card skimmers. If nobody checks on these phones routinely, I foresee a lot of bugged phones in the future.

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