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Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows (futurism.com)
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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

This says its about the specific wave lengths and our eyes are okay with the ones bad for cameras

https://www.faceofit.com/lidar-camera-sensor-damage/

If I hadn't heard of this happening before though I wouldn't have guessed this to be the case.