Yeah - I agree. I'm not sure the problem is Flock (because it will just be replaced with another camera system eventually).

That police officers just don't get successfully prosecuted for this because of qualified immunity: that should be the big takeaway here.

Flock is just the whipping boy of the hour.

Flock chose not to implement the system with safeguards in the first place though. A more competent camera company would have started with it, and said no one is allowed to snoop on their ex's, with the force of law making it a fireable offense. Hence the whipping. If there was no such abuse of the system, we'd be hearing positive stories about how it recovered stolen cars, kidnapped children, and stopped crime. Which becomes harder to fight because some people will willingly choose to give up liberty for safety.

It's possible the next company will be similarly incompetent, but after having Flock tarred and feathered, they'll probably do a better job of it.