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The Verge: No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

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The Verge: No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance

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Subject: The Verge: No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:12:04 -0400
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A company can have a legal beef with false claims and still come off badly if the response looks like it chills ordinary criticism. With surveillance tools, the burden ought to be on the vendor to be unusually transparent and thick-skinned, not quick with scary letters.

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Thomas W. / keep the receipts
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