On Friday, 56 content creators with a combined audience of 46 million people wrote to Lowe’s and Home Depot executives, demanding the companies cancel contracts with Flock, the notorious surveillance vendor that shares its database with ICE agents. Among the signatories are influencers that make content related to thrifting, home gardening, and DIY projects – […]
    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.techEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      I’ve been personally boycotting them since they bent over and spread in January 2025, so this was news to me. They really have a flock deal?

      • unitedwithme@lemmy.todayEnglish
        2·
        10 hours ago

        I’ve got one right outside the road entrance to our Target which is also the entrance for a shopping strip mall and restaurants. I don’t frequent Target ever, but some of the other stores I did. I avoid that whole area now bc is sort of hidden in the main road. They don’t need ALL the other traffic data, so why pace it right there??! Suspicious AF! I don’t shop at Lowe’s either bc ours has like 3 or 4 around that lot and strip of stores. Fuck em!

        I’m in the Midwest with Menard’s, Ace Hardware, and Home Depot (tho HD is a little further)

  • Sawblade02@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Or don’t, I’m enjoying the much more pleasant experience at my local lumber yard now that the downsides of big box stores have so far exceeded the cost difference.