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Flock: A Bipartisan Response to Surveillance in U.S. History | Vanderbilt College of Arts & Science

Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science · 6 hours ago

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Sarah Igo (History) explains why the current debate around Flock cameras is not, in fact, new, and we have been challenging ...

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.

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