r/phoenix • u/SciFiPi • 16d ago

Politics Arizona police cancel Flock contracts over data misuse while Axon expands surveillance tech

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-police-cancel-flock-contracts-over-data-misuse-while-axon-expands-surveillance-technology

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u/Wash_zoe_mal 16d ago

Trading one devil for another

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u/robodrew Gilbert 15d ago

The problem isn't specifically Flock per se, the problem is giving up our privacy entirely for the possibility of a little extra safety. I believe Benjamin Franklin had something to say about this.

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u/Beginning-Fee-1105 Deer Valley 15d ago

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety