• trem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 days ago

    I thought, this couldn’t be true, because surely, one of those cameras doesn’t cost more than like $200. There’s no official price list, but I’m finding numbers online of $2500 per year. This includes maintenance, footage hosting and cell service, which is likely the bulk of the cost. Either way, jeebus, that’s a lot of money.

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      18 days ago

      Government contracting is a grift with a long, long history. I bet if you travelled back in time to ancient Egypt, you’d find military leaders overcharging the pharaohs for security services.