@barefootstache @philip For mapping out the surveillance items specifically, I've been working with DeFlock, which unfortunately only does its work inside of Discord :( The tagging schema is evolving, but has largely coalesced around something like this for Flock devices:

```
camera:mount=pole
camera:type=fixed
direction=150
electricity=solar
man_made=surveillance
manufacturer=Flock Safety
manufacturer:wikidata=Q108485435
surveillance=outdoor
surveillance:type=ALPR
surveillance:zone=traffic
```

The `electricity` key can take either `solar` or `grid` as values. `surveillance:type` key's value is either `ALPR` or `gunshot_detector`, depending on the device. `surveillance:zone` key's value is typically either `traffic` or `parking`, though `entrance` can sometimes be relevant (e.g., ALPRs pointed at the gated entrances to apartment complexes).

Additional tags that are sometimes included are the `operator` and `operator:wikidata` tags. Typically, if a public info request is successfully made, it'll say who leases the cameras and other devices from Flock, and that becomes the `operator` (typically a police department). Or, if a particular entity is known to use Flock devices, such as Home Depot --- they use them across at least some of their stores' parking lots --- then that would become the operator. Ultimately though, most operators end up sharing their data with others, so who the specific operator is isn't that pertinent IMHO.

I don't think anything has been added to the OSM wiki though. Maybe I should get this info on there, since there, it will outlast any ephemeral chatter in a Discord server.

Actually, there is some guidance for Flock in Richmond, Virginia:

https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia/Tags#Flock_Safety

Might introduce a dedicated page to the wiki though, to get/keep everyone on the same page.

As for workflow:

1. Pick an area to survey. I do #GigWork #DoorDash, so I drive all over the place regularly. When I see a Flock device, I note the area down for follow-up survey.
2. Drive around the area, recording path with #OsmAnd (for GPX files).
3. Upon seeing a device, find a safe place to pull over.
4. Use #StreetComplete to add an initial `surveillance` (shot spotters) or `surveillance camera` (ALPRs) thing.
5. Add a note via StreetComplete with more info on the device, including orientation, and a picture if possible.
6. Go home.
7. Pull up iD, and go through my notes, fleshing out the tags on all the surveillance nodes I added early via StreetComplete.

#osm #OpenStreetMap #gis #surveillance

#DoorDash go brrrrr... #GigWork #GigWorker

Sometimes I wonder if the goal of the DoorDash app is just to frustrate you so much that you give up and settle instead of actually finding what you want.

I don’t know if I can think of another app that is so horribly designed. It seems literally impossible to drill into a restaurant, decide you don’t want that, and pick up where you left off in you search/scrolling/etc.

The app has short-term memory loss and just resets completely when you back out 80% of the time.

#doordash #badapps

Even food delivery is monetizing attention

Food delivery giant DoorDash announced the acquisition of Symbiosys, an advertising tech startup founded by a former Google leader and backed by Seattle-area venture capital firm Fuse.

The deal, valued at $175 million, will help boost DoorDash’s off-site advertising capabilities.

DoorDash pays $175M to acquire Symbiosys, an adtech startup with roots in Seattle region – GeekWire

Everything is about monetizing attention – even food delivery apparently.

#ads #advertising #doordash #economy

two? ತ⁠_⁠ತ

DoorDash is being sued by the Competition Bureau for misleading pricing.

https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/2025/06/10/competition-bureau-sues-doordash-hidden-fees-lawsuit/
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DoorDash se fait poursuivre par le Bureau de la concurrence pour des prix trompeurs.

https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2170711/concurrence-poursuite-doordash-livraison-prix

#Canada #DoorDash

#Canada’s Competition Bureau sues #DoorDash over their misleading of customers over prices

https://globalnews.ca/news/11228691/canada-competition-bureau-doordash-lawsuit/

Both DoorDash and UberEats are now including AI generated menu item descriptions. Probably something to be aware of if you have food allergies. 😐 #AI #UberEats #DoorDash #fuckAI

#DoorDash CEO #TonyXu is leading the company’s acquisition spree, using cash and debt to expand its market share: Xu has grown DoorDash from a Stanford startup to a $90 billion company. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/31/doordash-ceo-tony-xu-is-new-industry-consolidator-in-food-delivery.html?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Why is the DoorDash app so terrible? Why does clicking back throw away your search position as if the app can’t hold it all in memory?

Looking for something to get, drilling into a store, deciding you don’t want that, clicking back, and completely losing your place.

Frankly, it’s embarrassing.

#Doordash #BadApps

People who order things on #DoorDash, #UberEats, #MenuLog and the like, do you try to take into account how far the place you're ordering from is? I don't want the delivery driver to have to drive ages away just because I live in a shit part of town.

(I also notice how hard these platforms try to downplay distance)

“ #Klarna, the buy-now-pay-later giant, recently partnered with #DoorDash to let you #finance a #burrito. But their losses are mounting, with #defaults up 17% year-over-year.” open.substack.com/pub/kyla/p/e...

Economic Lessons from the Scre...

Lightning strike nearby just as I was starting dinner.

#ThreeGoodThings

1. Duke Energy website makes it easy to report & track the outage.

2. #DoorDash as a backup to the electric stove.

3. #Rainbow across the sky.

Bonus good thing - #ATT hot spot + Prime = #NASCAR #Coke600 on the tablet.

DoorDash discontinued its AI-powered voice ordering service for restaurants in April 2025, less than two years after its August 2023 launch. #DoorDash #AI #VoiceTech #RestaurantTech #FoodTech #Automation #TechNews #AITrends

I am slowly beginning to understand the frustration that leads people to crime, it seems. Even the #GigWork platforms like #DoorDash are starting to dry up on me. Thankfully, I have a built-in safety net in the form of loving family.

And if I didn't? Well, I might not be gay, but I'd probably be doing crime at this point.

Wild: Ex-DoorDash driver scammed $2.5M+ by gaming the system with fake accounts, stolen credentials & repeatedly marking phantom deliveries complete. Pleaded guilty, faces serious time. Exposes gig economy vulnerabilities. #DoorDash #Fraud #CyberSecurity

SFGate: California man admits to $2.5M fake DoorDash delivery scheme. “A California man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud scheme where he and several other co-conspirators stole more than $2.5 million from DoorDash through fake deliveries. Sayee Devagiri, a 30-year-old Newport Beach resident, was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/sfgate-california-man-admits-to-2-5m-fake-doordash-delivery-scheme/

A pandemic-era Texas law permitting to-go alcohol sales is still helping restaurants to improve their bottom lines.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/05/16/521531/alcohol-to-go-in-texas-is-benefitting-delivery-drivers-and-the-restaurant-industry/

#Business #News #Texas #Alcohol #AlcoholDelivery #AlcoholToGo #DoorDash #GovernorGregAbbott #TopStories

This is the #Chester Highway Supervisor, an elected official in New York, opening fire on a lost #DoorDash driver, showing once again why being a #DeliveryDriver is far more dangerous than being a cop. We are a diseased culture where shooting a stranger is preferable to helping.