Ben Jordan · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Benn Jordan thinks the surveillance problem is much bigger than Flock
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argues that adding more cameras does not reduce overall crime because it merely displaces theft to uncovered areas
“So basically I asked them to shift their focus, right? So shift the focus to what can you do with this information that's presented to you? Does it, does it make sense? Does it add up? Can you put it together to assess an overall picture?”
“‘my goal is to get public, not to sell it… a company can’t buy a company that reduces crime in neighborhoods’”
“When you look at the overall S&P 500 ... they're incredibly concentrated ... you want to start looking at some other areas of the market”
“Actually, I argue the question is the most important part. Because our goal isn't simply to make something spooky happen. We want kids thinking.”
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