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		WarOnPrivacy on May 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Leaked emails show crime app Citizen is testing on... 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.

xeromal on May 22, 2021 [–]

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

WarOnPrivacy on May 22, 2021 | | [–]

> 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?

WarOnPrivacy on May 22, 2021 | | [–]

recap:

[you] I think this is for communities

[me] nope. not communities

[you] exactly

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