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LastTrain 39 minutes ago

If the they didn't pitch the massive surveillance and data capturing aspects they wouldn’t have got the funding.

WarmWash 30 minutes ago | parent [-]

Blantantly making stuff up is a bad look, they were founded as an HOA (private neighborhood) security service.

>Flock’s camera and accompanying software is geared towards private neighborhoods and neighborhood associations looking to decrease petty crime.[1]

[1]https://www.hypepotamus.com/flock-safety-funding-round-growt...

thejazzman 24 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

YC won’t invest unless you convince them you’re potentially $100B company.

The scope is always the largest possible audience…

WarmWash 8 minutes ago | parent [-]

Well until there is solid evidence of them wanting a government mass surveillance apperatus, I'm not gonna grab a pitchfork.

I've been on the internet too long to give credence to people who resort to conspiracy when data doesn't fit their desired narrative.

dkarl 25 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same thing on a smaller scale, and they never would have got venture capital funding if they didn't have an upward trajectory from HOAs. There's only one path upward from private HOA surveillance, and that's government surveillance.

orangeberrytea 10 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You’re not being honest.

You don’t mention that they were reading license plates with cameras from Day 1 already tracking people - that was the technology and still is

WarmWash 8 minutes ago | parent [-]

I'm pretty sure HOAs would honestly want that, and I don't think the anyone would care about pocket networks in private communities.

HNhelpsFlock 4 minutes ago | parent [-]

He’s right. You’re wrong or lying on purpose. Fact check it. They have been reading license plates from the beginning. That’s what it is.

tekla 11 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Doesn't seem to be what their YC Pitch was

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/flock-safety

> From the moment we started Flock Safety, we had an incredibly clear, boldly audacious mission ... We provide a life-or-death product, a mission-critical system for cities