Flock Safety Ends Audio Surveillance Pilot After EFF Backlash
Flock Safety has abandoned its audio surveillance pilot program after public backlash and civil liberties concerns
Flock Safety has ended its audio surveillance pilot program after facing significant backlash from civil liberties groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which announced the decision on July 17, 2026. The pilot program had raised concerns about the potential for misuse of audio surveillance technology, including the possibility of summoning armed police to loud interactions, and was criticized for posing civil liberties concerns. As reported by naturalnews.com, the decision to end the pilot program comes after widespread public pressure. This development is part of a broader trend of pushback against surveillance technologies, with the ACLU working to expose state surveillance secrets and efforts to uncover surveillance secrets gaining momentum.
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