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Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

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Post by tptacek »

Random people calling 911 on other people filming them is a staple of Youtube; banks, coffee store workers, hairdressers, most especially restaurant managers. I don't know why anyone would expect technicians from Flock to be different. It's worse for the technician in this case, because he really was being followed --- that's not unlawful but it's unnerving.

You'd think from the response that this was like the VP/Sales of Flock Safety. But it's just some installer dude probably making $65k/year to climb poles and fasten cameras. I guess that's praxis for you though.

I think this is just a ragebait piece.

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

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Post by bobim »

juiceland wrote: post #15

>The officer said the installer was also concerned about privacy. "And his worry more than anything is that, you know, he's just an employee. Anybody like you and me. And now he's going to be in the news and he doesn't know if it's going to be targeted at him or his family." Don’t you understand? He was just following orders.

Milgram agrees

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

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Post by WarmWash »

b112 wrote: post #19
orangeberrytea wrote: post #7

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Flock was seed round funded by YC, not "a YC company". It's not like they control it, manage it, and what was pitched may be significantly different than what happened since then. YC isn't perfect, but what words you use, and their order is important. And the way you're phrasing it, you make it sound as if they are a subsidiary of YC. Or as if YC is on the board. If any of these things are true, you should plainly st…

Using misleading language is the best way to get up votes though!

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

#26

Post by tekla »

mikeodds wrote: post #14
spiderfarmer wrote: post #11

US citizens are bad at protesting. In my area these cameras would be on fire weekly.

French? I was impressed by: Yellow vests knock out 60% of all speed cameras in France https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46822472

This story isn't related this issue at all. This was about a fuel tax, not actually about the cameras themselves

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

#27

Post by LastTrain »

b112 wrote: post #19
orangeberrytea wrote: post #7

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Flock was seed round funded by YC, not "a YC company". It's not like they control it, manage it, and what was pitched may be significantly different than what happened since then. YC isn't perfect, but what words you use, and their order is important. And the way you're phrasing it, you make it sound as if they are a subsidiary of YC. Or as if YC is on the board. If any of these things are true, you should plainly st…

If the they didn't pitch the massive surveillance and data capturing aspects they wouldn’t have got the funding.

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

#28

Post by jazzypants »

b112 wrote: post #19
orangeberrytea wrote: post #7

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Flock was seed round funded by YC, not "a YC company". It's not like they control it, manage it, and what was pitched may be significantly different than what happened since then. YC isn't perfect, but what words you use, and their order is important. And the way you're phrasing it, you make it sound as if they are a subsidiary of YC. Or as if YC is on the board. If any of these things are true, you should plainly st…

Would you balk similarly at someone calling reddit or airbnb a "YC company"?

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

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Post by EgregiousCube »

tptacek wrote: post #21

Random people calling 911 on other people filming them is a staple of Youtube; banks, coffee store workers, hairdressers, most especially restaurant managers. I don't know why anyone would expect technicians from Flock to be different. It's worse for the technician in this case, because he really was being followed --- that's not unlawful but it's unnerving. You'd think from the response that this was like the VP/Sal…

Especially when chances are that this camera installation was the result of local government asking and paying Flock to put it up. I'm not sure why the anger is directed at the company instead of local elected officials, and I understand the plight of the installer who's worried about being labeled as a bad guy for executing public works contracts.

Re: Flock worker calls police on reporter filming public camera installation

#30

Post by tekla »

b112 wrote: post #19
orangeberrytea wrote: post #7

[dead]

Flock was seed round funded by YC, not "a YC company". It's not like they control it, manage it, and what was pitched may be significantly different than what happened since then. YC isn't perfect, but what words you use, and their order is important. And the way you're phrasing it, you make it sound as if they are a subsidiary of YC. Or as if YC is on the board. If any of these things are true, you should plainly st…

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flock-safety

> When Demo Day was over, after we had booked meetings with investors and were well on our way to our first fundraising round, YC set the tone for scaling Flock doggedly, purposefully, and with consistent velocity, for years to come.

Damn, its almost like YC really set the stage for mass AI surveillance from the founders own mouth

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