Internet convirtió el jardín del CEO de Flock en un baño

Our Take

Credit to the channel أثير for capturing something that's becoming a pattern: when a surveillance CEO goes on cable news to sell the public a soft, reassuring phrase like "middle ground between privacy and security," the internet doesn't buy it. The video's title says it all — people flooded the comments, and whatever metaphor you want to use for that (a trashed garden works fine), it's a sign that the company's messaging isn't landing with the people actually living under its cameras.

We can't verify every detail of the online pile-on, and we're not going to pretend we watched the Fox News segment ourselves. But the broader point holds regardless of the specifics: "middle ground" is a PR term, not a policy. Flock's ALPR network doesn't ask for consent, doesn't come with a public vote in most towns, and doesn't offer residents a dial they can turn between "more surveilled" and "less surveilled." The only middle ground on offer is the one Flock decides to give you, on its own terms.

That's exactly why mapping where these cameras actually sit and pushing back through local government matters more than any cable-news talking point. Check our map to see what's already watching your streets, and head to take action if you want to do more than leave an angry comment.