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# Bop Spotter
- URL: https://werd.io/bop-spotter/
- Published: 2024-09-30T20:23:04.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-30T20:23:04.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Culture, Notable links, #Import 2025-06-11 21:47

\[[Bop Spotter](https://walzr.com/bop-spotter)\]

> "I installed a box high up on a pole somewhere in the Mission of San Francisco. Inside is a crappy Android phone, set to Shazam constantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's solar powered, and the mic is pointed down at the street below."

As surveillance goes, I'm into it. I appreciate the commentary:

> "Heard of Shot Spotter? Microphones are installed across cities across the United States by police to detect gunshots, purported to not be very accurate. This is that, but for music."

I don't give it much time before someone figures out where it is and tries to mess with it, though.

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\[[Link](https://walzr.com/bop-spotter)\]