People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are

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People in San Francisco Are Mad That a New App Lets You Spy on Bars to See How Busy They Are
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Not everybody is thrilled that app users will be able to see their drunkest moments.

A weird new app lets San Francisco residents monitor local bars via live video feed to see what’s happening there and to check how busy the venues are. 2Nite, which launched earlier this year, uses a network of cameras at various Bay Area establishments to provide remote insights into what’s happening at those locations. “The all in one app for managing, promoting, and discovering nightlife,” the app’s website proclaims.

In fact, some local bar patrons have predictably been a bit perturbed by an app that remotely monitors them and streams their drunken revelry to an unknown amount of strangers on the internet. “You should be able to let loose in a bar where Big Brother isn’t watching you,” a young woman told the Standard when asked about the app. “Just go to a fucking bar,” she added, seeming to balk at the purpose of the app. “And if it’s not cool you go to another bar.

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