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Flock Safety issues cease and desist over surveillance debate

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Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, has issued a cease and desist letter to a lecture series in Newport Beach, California. The lecture series had posted an image of the letter on Instagram, sparking debate about surveillance. The company is reportedly responding to discussions that may have misrepresented its practices. AI

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Flock Safety issues cease and desist over surveillance debate

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what

    No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety. Flock has received sign…

    LINKS theverge.com/…/flock-safety-cease-and-des…

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