AI Startup Flock Thinks It Can Eliminate All Crime In America
ForbesSEP 2025
This surveillance system creates an unprecedented threat to civil liberties by tracking millions of innocent Americans without individualized suspicion or meaningful oversight. The network enables federal agencies to circumvent legal constraints through informal data-sharing arrangements, as evidenced by ICE accessing the system for deportations and officers tracking abortion seekers. Technical safeguards prove meaningless when officers can easily circumvent restrictions, making the entire system ungovernable and ripe for abuse.
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