[HN Gopher] If you're in Walnut Creek for 2 hours, the city is t...
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       If you're in Walnut Creek for 2 hours, the city is tracking you
        
       Author : gnabgib
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2025-06-05 19:19 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | mikestew wrote:
       | Boy, did the headline writer get that one wrong. It isn't the
       | city tracking you, it's "local business leaders". I'm still
       | undecided on which is more sinister, but let's get the details
       | right.
        
         | tough wrote:
         | Isn't that the defacto owners of the city usually?
         | 
         | Even if you can vote a politician usually both parties are
         | financed by the same local businesses?
        
           | WCSTombs wrote:
           | Business owners are not called "The City."
        
             | tough wrote:
             | Right that does make sense, but "the city" is a generic
             | enough entity which shouldn't translate to its
             | politicians/govt necessarily automatically either?
        
               | __s wrote:
               | There are many contexts where that translates
               | automatically
               | 
               | The city sends me a letter telling me to mow my lawn when
               | I let it grow wild all Summer
        
               | mystified5016 wrote:
               | "The city" as an entity refers to local governance and
               | city legislation
        
       | mitchbob wrote:
       | https://archive.ph/vQd9j
        
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