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Flock is rolling out a voluntary severance program

136 points · 104 comments · bundie

  1. smt88 · · focus · HN ↗
    How could those innocent employees have predicted that helping to build out a surveillance state would make them unpopular?
    1. SoftTalker · · focus · HN ↗
      I'm actually surprised. The usual thing is that people don't care, or think "I have nothing to hide" and just go on with their lives. That's mostly been the case with online surveillance, tracking, etc. done by Google, Meta, and the ad industry.

      For some reason, Flock became a rallying point on both the left and the right.

      1. beepbopboopp · · focus · HN ↗
        This ones easy, it's because the other ones provide a service people generally want, so the faustian bargain is always "Ill give you this thing I dont want to as long as you keep providing the thing I like."

        Flock provides nothing direct to the consumer which means this is going to get worse and Id stake a wager they rebrand after raising their next huge round.

        1. treis · · focus · HN ↗
          Plenty of people support Flock or at least its mission. They're just not vocal because the opposition is vociferous. Like most things the country is fairly divided. This poll has it 46% opposed and 38% support:

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;28&#x2F;more-americans-oppose-police-license-plate-cameras-than-support-them-survey&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2026&#x2F;08&#x2F;28&#x2F;more-americans-oppose-poli...

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