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Flock CEO calls for ‘compromise’ as surveillance company faces growing backlash | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)

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The country needs to find a “compromise” between privacy and safety, according to Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley.

“When people talk about just one of these, privacy or safety, they’re prioritizing the wrong thing, and what we have to prioritize as a country is compromise,” Langley said during a recent interview with Fox News. “How do we have our safety, and how do we balance privacy?”

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[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Safety from what Langley? What are the cameras keeping us safe from?

[–] chillpanzee@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 hours ago

"Us" is the pedophiles running things, and "keeping us safe" means attacking their critics.

[–] 404found@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

“I don’t think that Flock created police abuse. I think we’re the first company to ever shine a light on it and build the tools to find it.”