Tempe has turned off its Flock automated license plate reader system and will end its contract with the company. The cameras are no longer collecting license plate data, and Tempe will not seek another company to replace the system.
While the cameras have helped Tempe Police solve crimes, recent misuse of automated license plate reader systems in Arizona and nationwide has raised concerns about the risks that come with the technology.
Tempe Police has found no misuse of its own Flock system.
Flock will remove its cameras, and previously collected data will be automatically deleted after 30 days unless it is connected to an ongoing case or investigation.
Read through the slides to learn more about the decision and what it means for Tempe.
This is a positive step in the right direction... BUT
This isn't a "Bitcoin backed mortgage."
I've been saying this since March when this product was introduced.
This is a standard, conventional mortgage that requires you to qualify with proper debt-to-income ratios, credit scores, and verified W2 income, stable job, etc., etc.
The mortgage is no different than 97% of all mortgages already in existence.
All down-payments are cash. What you sell or borrow off of to get that cash is irrelevant.
You can get a Bitcoin loan at any one of dozens of places (Strike, Ledn, etc.). You take that cash and give it to the seller as the down payment on your purchase..
Technically... that's all this is. No different.
Again... great narrative. And a step in the right direction.
But a Bitcoin-backed mortgage is a product that does not require credit scores, income verification, or a W2 job.
Bitcoin is already perfect collateral, so a Bitcoin-backed mortgage requires nothing more than... (drumroll)... BITCOIN!
Coinbase's product simply gives you a Bitcoin loan. You take that cash and then go through the standard hoops to get a mortgage.
🛑 Do not add the ChatGPT Messages “plugin” to Apple Messages.
And never use iMessage, SMS or RCS again. You’ll never know if the person you’re texting has been stupid and irresponsible enough to add this silent monitoring bot to your conversation.
Governments no longer need to pressure Apple for a backdoor. OpenAI just built one for them.
Every text you send them can end up on OpenAI’s servers, available to intelligence agencies and law enforcement through US legal process, and to other governments who can demand access through treaties and cross border agreements.
Facebook Messenger is now safer than iMessage. @OpenAI just killed end to end encryption for Apple.
Article in my drafts folder.
"You know, they gave us the worst inflation in 48 years, in history as far as I'm concerned. And I've already solved that." - President Trump (August 21, 2026)
@Pledditor@Radothestoic It was at this point, he revealed his true colors.
Michael Saylor: "I said to YOU to never sell your Bitcoin. I never said that THE COMPANY wouldn't sell its Bitcoin."
Moderna produced a "vaccine" for COVID that didn't prevent a single case of COVID, yet their phase 3 trial said it prevented 95% of cases.
Now Moderna are making another biologically impossible claim, and no you can't see their data.