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I think the idea of the citizen security force is for communities that don't have the money to afford security guards like the large buildings that can.


Currently, Citizen offers a subscription product called 'Protect', which costs $19.99 per month. Protect sends a user's location to a Citizen employee when it's turned on, can stream video to a 'Protect agent' when activated using a safeword, and is pitched to users as a 'digital bodyguard'. Protect also advertises 'Instant emergency response to your exact location'

This seems like the idea is to supply a rent-a-thug to individuals, on-demand.


Exactly, before Citizen I don't think anyone could pay 19.99 a month to have a thug come watch them.


> before Citizen I don't think anyone could pay 19.99 a month to have a thug come watch them.

Really? How much is a case of beer now?


recap:

[you] I think this is for communities

[me] nope. not communities

[you] exactly




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