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  • Uber with guns.

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 20 11:04:02 2025
    New Startup Allows Users to Hire a Rent-a-Goon to Follow Them Around
    With a Gun

    "Uber with guns"

    If you didn't already think we were hurtling toward a cyberpunk
    dystopia, this latest startup just might convince you.

    The Apple App Store has recently welcomed an app called Protector, an
    on-demand security platform that allows users to hire armed guards and
    drivers, or as the company's adviser Nikita Bier calls it: "Uber with
    guns."

    https://futurism.com/startup-protector-rent-private-security

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Feb 20 23:43:00 2025
    On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, JAB wrote:

    New Startup Allows Users to Hire a Rent-a-Goon to Follow Them Around
    With a Gun

    "Uber with guns"

    If you didn't already think we were hurtling toward a cyberpunk
    dystopia, this latest startup just might convince you.

    The Apple App Store has recently welcomed an app called Protector, an on-demand security platform that allows users to hire armed guards and drivers, or as the company's adviser Nikita Bier calls it: "Uber with
    guns."

    https://futurism.com/startup-protector-rent-private-security



    Sounds like a William Gibson story! =)

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