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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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[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Here's my compromise: we give the Flock CEO twenty to life instead of sentencing him to public flaying like he deserves.

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Im on board with this.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

public flaying?

No, no.. Blood Eagle.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Elect me your president and I'll bring back tarring and feathering.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I don't think it was ever official policy so technically in never went away. Tar just got really expensive