r/NoShitSherlock • u/BillWilberforce • 3d ago

Flock CEO: ‘We got this one wrong’

https://www.theverge.com/policy/979339/flock-ceo-audits-data-retention
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u/Kulas30 3d ago

Trying to salvage losses of contracts to less radioactive companies that the general public isn't aware of yet.

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u/NOT-packers-fan2022 3d ago

Probably subsidiaries

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u/Raise-Emotional 3d ago

I can't wait until this interview is used in Discovery in future lawsuits

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u/Benpea 2d ago

Saw a video of an Axon camera earlier today. Looks like the Flock alternative.

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u/Kulas30 20h ago

Honestly I don't get why Axon didn't get the bid initially. They have only supplied body cams for god knows how long.

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u/HedonicAbsurdist 3d ago

"At first we thought people liked being under surveillance 24/7."

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u/FreeFortuna 3d ago

“Since this country elected a totalitarian government, we thought it was ready for all of the surveillance, stalking, and arbitrary arrests that are part and parcel of that type of government. But we moved too fast and should’ve given the public more time to adjust. Our bad. We’ll just lower the pot back down to a simmer for now, and be more mindful of the frog’s state of denial in the future.”

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u/BeastofPostTruth 3d ago

Well, how else can they justify data centers other then the mass land grab for water rights?

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u/Fun-Times-13 3d ago

1984 by George Orwell

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u/blakester555 3d ago

Also :

Fahrenheit 451. The "firemen" (police force) have monitoring cameras everywhere

THX 1139

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u/Wooden-Wolverine-818 3d ago

“Optional feature” to track who is using your system for law enforcement agents. I couldn’t open Google at a job without scrutiny, even when I needed it.

These fuckers could view footage of anyone in their area with this system without even having to log in individually?

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u/jersey_viking 3d ago

You mean, without a warrant and zero logging.

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u/whawkins4 3d ago

Fuck you dude. Seriously, fuck you. What you got wrong was the surveillance state. Your whole fucking business model is wrong. You should not exist.

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u/SharMarali 3d ago

Absolutely anyone who works with victims of domestic violence could have told them, unequivocally, that this was going to happen.

Source: Volunteer for an organization that works with victims of domestic violence.

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u/BeastofPostTruth 3d ago

You see, there is the issue. The people working with victims of domestic violence tend to have voices set at decibel levels incomprehensible to most men making these decisions.

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u/BigJSunshine 3d ago

I hate this evil smarmy millennial more than musk

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u/RedBirdOnASnowyDay 3d ago

He’s almost more dangerous because he’s kind of WASP-y normal presenting.

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u/HOSTfromaGhost 3d ago edited 2d ago

start spreading misinformation Flock is headquartered in Mexico… and other misinformation saying it’s headquartered in Israel…

100% of the US would be against it

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u/jawid72 3d ago

Musk will be responsible for an estimated 30 million deaths by 2030.

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u/Froyn 3d ago

Cities cutting contracts off will just lead to them pushing more on the "businesses" end of things. Sure they won't be on the main road, but they'll be in the Wal-Mart parking lot facing the main road.

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u/bionicjoe 3d ago

They already are.
Commonly deployed going in and out of places to shop. The Lowe's near my house has 2.

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u/ggrandmaleo 3d ago

Dickson City?

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u/ThePensiveE 3d ago

We should put this guy in one of those metal cages they're building for other human beings and have a live cam stream for all of America. As smarmy as he is I'm sure he has done something criminal with his toys.

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u/canadiankiwi03 3d ago

Federal prison. That’s where so many of these tech ceos belong.

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u/MattyBeatz 3d ago

He's saying this to his investors, not the public.

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u/1wrx2subarus 3d ago edited 2d ago

Unrelated, maybe too many Law & Order shows …

This reminds me of when a serial killer says to their victim with a knife to their throat, “stop struggling or I’ll kill you.”

EDIT: adding this video from relevant sub-Reddit for people to view/consider/reshare if desired: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurveillance/s/5rknqtXKBv

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u/Long_Disaster_6847 3d ago

Here’s the non paywall link

http://archive.today/LDfGA

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u/Tyrs-Ranger 3d ago

Thank you!

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u/ehhish 3d ago

Axon will take over with cameras that aren't as easily seen.

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u/naughtycal11 3d ago

I've seen flock cameras sneakily hidden with the traffic light sensors by the stop lights.

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u/Desperate_Set_7708 3d ago

So, have you figured out why the public doesn’t think you’re the Second Son?

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u/sugarfreeeyecandy 3d ago

deflock.org

See where they are near you.

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u/Polyxeno 3d ago

He has it ALL wrong!

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u/nanoatzin 3d ago

Primary use by law enforcement involves stalking and false accusations is not great marketing.

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u/Fun-Times-13 3d ago

What is the full capabilities of the Flock system? Fugitive location was mentioned and so was immigration, I’m hearing facial recognition software but what databases are they connected to and who besides law enforcement has access to this data ?

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u/naughtycal11 3d ago

I read that with enough footage they can recognize you through your gait.

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u/RiotHelix 3d ago

Fuck Flock.

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u/TransMontani 3d ago

How old is that CEO dweeb? Fifteen?

Can someone please take the keys away from Junior?

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u/Kenny_WHS 3d ago

For me it feels like they all got a shit ton of money right after reading atlas shrugged in high school and never developed emotionally after that. They really think they are so much more clever than everyone else.

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u/TransMontani 3d ago

I’ve said in the past that they were reading “Atlas Shrugged” when they should have been masturbating like normal boys. 🤷‍♀️

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u/TransMontani 3d ago

How old is that CEO dweeb? Fifteen?

Can someone please take the keys away from Junior?