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Flock CEO defends surveillance tech amid privacy backlash
Original: Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress' | TechCrunch
Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology at TechCrunch Disrupt, saying 'we shouldn't pause progress' as the company faces a national backlash over privacy concerns. Langley argued the camera network's crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse, a stance drawing criticism from privacy advocates who say the widespread surveillance infrastructure enables misuse and tracking of ordinary people.
Why now: Growing national privacy backlash against Flock's surveillance network has put the company and its CEO under intense public scrutiny.
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- Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: 'We shouldn't pause progress' | TechCrunch · TechCrunch
At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company's surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse.
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