Comment by thomastjeffery
4 months ago
Yes, this is what warrants are for.
Flock's entire business model is a flagrant violation of the 4th amendment. What Flock does for their core business is called "stalking", which is a crime.
The issue here is not that the law is inadequate to resolve this problem. The issue is that the current administration has chosen to collude with private corporations that flagrantly violate the law, thereby replacing our entire judiciary system with a protection racket.
Please don't be generous. Fascists depend on our patience to insulate them from consequences.
Yes, but the problem is deeper than flock or even privacy as a concept. The problem is that we routinely fail to recognize organization crime. Basically, you're allowed to just spread and obfuscate accountability and get away with basically anything.
If I stalk someone, I go to jail. If 100 people get together and invent Super Stalking and they stalk everyone all the time, nobody goes to jail. It's completely counter-intuitive but this is how we structured society and justice.
If 100 police officers get together and stalk you, that is a crime.
The problem here is not the lack of law, it's the lack of law enforcement.
No, it's literally not a crime. That's what flock is used for and it's perfectly legal.
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I'm not sure why we've decided that if one dude named Mark stalks one girl then he's a creep, but if he stalks a million girls he's a hero and role model.
Flock has existed for longer than 3 years, hasn't it?
What's your point?
From where I'm at, both parties enjoy their warrantless stalking data. The problem isn't limited to the current administration.
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