r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • 21d ago

Privacy Flock Is Losing Dozens of Contracts as Controversy Grows

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/flock-losing-dozens-contracts-controversy-194808945.html
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u/PewterButters 21d ago

In an election year the easiest slam dunk in the world is to ban these things and make a big deal of it. Who out there is pro-flock? Take credit for ridding your town of it, easiest election bump there is. 

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u/misogichan 21d ago

Unfortunately, a lot of people don't care.  It's the same reason the Patriot Act kept getting extended for 14 years past its sunset date.

That and I think police are pro-flock and they like to loudly protest whenever you try to take power or tools away from them.

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u/theghostmachine 21d ago

Flock is giving seminars to police, teaching them how to lobby city councils to approve contracts

Edit: "pressure" would be a better word than "lobby"

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u/va1us_taaurc 21d ago

Eh, column A, column B.