Flock Claims It’s The First Company To Expose Police Misuse Of Surveillance Tech

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/flock-claims-its-the-first-company-to-expose-police-misuse-of-surveillance-tech/

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foggy@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 20h

"Company first to prove their target market demographic not suitable for their product."

spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 18h

Marketing meeting: "How can we turn the horrible publicity about our company into a sales opportunity?"

huppakee@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 20h

At this point, Flock is synonymous with stalkerware, which would already be concerning if it weren’t for the fact that people’s taxes are paying for the cameras, as well as the cops who believe anything this powerful should be abused as often as possible.

badgermurphy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 20h

I totally was the first one to create the video camera. Flock owes me royalties on that!

See? Anyone can blast metaphorical feces out their mouth.

forgetful_fox@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 18h

"Axon has entered the chat" 😅

Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 19h

Aaaand, whose surveillance tech allowed for such abuses to persist at a national scale??

jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 13h

Almacca@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 18h

Nice try, Paul Marketing.

daannii@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12h

Don't forget about the stingrays people! Those are still being used too

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingray_phone_tracker

darvocet@infosec.pub · 1 pts · 15h
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