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Flock’s Privacy Fixes Fall Short | Tech News
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Flock’s latest privacy tweaks—cutting data storage to one week and rolling out “Evidence Mode”—aren’t enough to ease ACLU concerns. The group warns that “Evidence Mode” could trap innocent people’s data, while claimed police controls are easily bypassed. Their “Audit Assistance” tool lacks proof of effectiveness, and the ACLU argues Flock’s changes are more about PR than real reform, especially with profit-driven investors backing the surveillance-heavy system.
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